Robert C. Whitten

Robert Whitten has been a research scientist at NASA since 1967. Before that he received a Ph.D. in nuclear physics from Duke University (1959) after which he worked at SRI International on the atmospheric effects of nuclear explosions. A commander (retired) in the U.S. Naval Reserve, he was nuclear defense officer in Pacific Fleet destroyers from 1951 to 1953. He is a member of Bethel Lutheran Church, Cupertino, California.

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Does “Nuclear Freeze” Mean Nuclear Peace?

The Argument Against a “Nuclear Freeze”: Introduction I first studied the effects of nuclear explosions over thirty years ago while serving as a nuclear defense officer in the Pacific Fleet. You may be assured that they can be very, very destructive. However, it is not my purpose to dwell on that experience except to say … Read more

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