Helen Caldicott
Energy | Health

She is an Australian physician and anti-nuclear advocate.  Her various positions include;

  • Founding President of the Nuclear Policy Research Institute (now Beyond Nuclear)
  • President of the Helen Caldicott Foundation (2008)
  • President of Physicians for Social Responsibility
  • Founder of Women’s Action for Nuclear Disarmament (now Women’s Action for New Directions)
  • Founding President of Standing for Truth About Radiation Foundation.

Her 13 books include;

  • Nuclear Madness (1979; revised 1994)
  • Missile Envy (1984)
    Nuclear Power is Not the Answer (2006)
  • War in Heaven: The Arms Race in Outer Space (2007)
  • Carbon-Free and Nuclear-Free: A Roadmap for US Energy Policy (2007)
  • If You Love This Planet: A Plan to Save the Earth (2009)
  • Crisis Without End: The Medical and Ecological Consequences of the Fukushima Nuclear Catastrophe (edited, 2014)
  • Sleepwalking to Armageddon: The Threat of Nuclear Annihilation (edited, 2017)

She has appeared in numerous documentary films, received 21 honorary degrees, and been awarded many prizes.