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Nuclear VI SALT negotiator ta By Ann Farmer This winter could be colder than you think, and USC's international studies institute is daring you to think about it. "Nuclear Winter and the Prevention of Nuclear War," a three-day symposium sponsored by the institute, will discuss scientific studies that suggest life on Earth could pnH if nnlv r? thirrl t V->? ? ??-? l ? ~ - 1 ? .. . Limu WI HIV VYV7I l\4 3 nucicai (USCliai) WCIC detonated. A group of five scientists, including Carl Sagan, said in a study published in 1983 that a limited nuclear war would send enough smoke, soot and dust into the upper atmosphere to block out the sun for months. THE RESULT could be a freezing winter that would eliminate thousands of species, including the human race. F'eter Sederberg, a professor in USC's government and international studies department and director of the symposium, said in a press release, "Nuclear explosions would blast huge volumes of dust and soot into the upper atmosphere, covering the Northern Hemisphere, posibly the entire globe, in a pall of darkness for months. Temperatures would drop by 65 degrees Farenheit or more. "Burning cities would release deadly chemicals, and large zones around burned-out cities would be shrouded for months with toxic smogs. "Unseasonal cold would damage or kill many plants and reduce or halt photosynthesis. Many surviving animals would ireez.e, die ot thirst as ground water froze, or starve as food supplies dwindled. "THE EXTINCTION of numerous species in the northern temperate zones would be likely. If the effects of nuclear winter spread to the tropics, the extended cold and darkness could devastate the earth's major reservoir of species. "The world's nuclear arsenals today include the equivalent of over 15,000 megatons of explosive power ? more than a million Hiroshima-type bombs. Even an exSTUDENT FOOT1 TICKETS FOR GATOR ROWL DEC. 28, 198 The Athletic Department will place for students to the Dec. 28 Gat against Oklahoma on sale Saturc 1984 at ;ne Carolina Coliseum b Tickets are $20.00 each, and wi first come, first served basis witt ticket per student. Sales will I ONLY and FULL TIME FALL 196 be required. Ticket sales will be from 8:30 A Noon. There will be no tickets so Noon. I finter i open symposium change of 1,000 megatons, or less, could under certain conditions trigger a nuclear winter." Sederberg teaches a class called "Nuclear Holocausts ? Causes, Consequences and Prevention. c? *i : 1 nv. ->aiu me tutu iui me ayinpuMuiu camc up duoui a year ago, and specific plans were made the past spring. By the end of June, the institute had commitments from all speakers. THE SYMPOSIUM, which begins tomorrow, will look at how the nuclear winter hypothesis affects policies like deterrance, parity and limited nuclear war. Speakers include Paul Warnke, former U.S. chief negotiator of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks; and the Most Rev. L.T. Matthiesen, a Catholic bishop and outspoken opponent of nuclear weapons. Warnke gives a keynote address at 8 p.m. tomorrow. Mathiesen suggested to employees at the Pantex plant in Amarillo, Texas, where he lives, that they may be morally See "Winter," page 9. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29 "The Prevention of Nuclear War: Are The Superpowers Meeting Their Resnnnsihilities " Paul Warnke, former director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency 8 p.m., Gambrell Auditorium FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Panel on Deterrence and the Prevention of Nuclear War William Baugh, University of Oregon Catherine Kelleher, University of Maryland Donald Snow, University of Alabama 2:30 p.m., Gambrell Auditorium "The Ecological Consequences of Nuclear War" George Wood well, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Mass. 8 p.m., Gambrell Auditorium II11IBIIIPI 111 Illl Mill ! ! !! Mil I Bill III MM | lALli f-'t- -HS] GAME * # .' i 4 Jr rhi Every ! 2,000 tickets 1 ??? ? De fot CASH . , 14 ID cards will I H dnd C( Reg. $4.55 S I Small Shrl .M. until 12:00 I Served with French | and C( Id after 12:00 Reg. $3.65 S Expires Sip FREE Iced Tea with Phfinfi .ih?aH fr?r ni lis I - ? ..WWV. .v. Mwn. ] lM 1725 Broad River Rd. 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