[Correspondence] Nuclear war and public health: rebalancing priorities and global health leadership

Recently, the North Korean nuclear and missile crisis has gripped international media headlines.1 In the streets of Seoul, the vast majority of civilians remain remarkably calm, confident that this threat will pass like those of the past. Yet, complacency would not serve an excuse in the face of war by either intention or tragic miscalculation. By then, the silence of the global health community will likely be seen as an opportunity missed. Why does it remain silent? Perhaps the community feels out of its depth in an area of competence of the UN Security Council —surely they must know what they are doing?

Source: LANCET - October 13, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: John Jungpa Park, Kee B Park, Nagi Shafik Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research