The Southern California Federation of Scientists, SCFS, was formed to meet the responsibility of scientists and engineers in promoting the welfare of humanity and the achievement and maintenance of world peace. Modern technological developments have brought into focus the need for more active social and political participation by technical people. SCFS is an interdisciplinary organization of scientists, engineers, scholars and concerned citizens dedicated to providing independent scientific and technical analyses and expertise on issues affecting Science, Society and Public Policy. SCFS welcomes all persons who are concerned that science and technology be used to enhance the human condition.
Southern California Federation of Scientists
“Science in the Public Interest”
3318 Colbert Avenue, Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90066
(310)390-3898 (voice or fax), www.scfs-la.org
News and Meeting Announcement
News SCFS will continue participating in the Los Angeles Area Nuclear Disarmament Coalition, LAANDC, which consists of some eight organizations and 8-10 individuals. Walt McCarron, Bob Furber, and Shel Plotkin are preparing documents on deterrence, disposal of nuclear bomb materials, and UN oversight investigation requirements. Bob Furber has written a rough draft on deterrence. Members voted to donate $50 to LAANDC. There was no discussion of an internet lecture series, but requests were made to find out how many hits our website has had. Another request was to see if our web master, Tom Plotkin, could train a member to do the normal additions and corrections to the website. Roger Dittmann requests that SCFS become internationally involved, particularly in the World Federation of Scientific Workers, which he is active in. It was noted that SCFS tried to be active in the International Network of Engineers and Scientists some years ago but found that group unresponsive to our input, so we withdrew. Discussion of the space debris problem, i.e. human pollution of outer space, resulted in our concluding that SCFS has no special internal talent. Thus we would have nothing unique to contribute to the present analyses. While noting that one SCFS member is still active in the Architects and Engineers for 911 Truth organization, review of SCFS panel experience reveals that those believing the collapsing of building was controlled demolition and those believing otherwise do not really change their opinions regardless of the evidence presented by the opposing side.
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