World War II had a very important impact on the development of technology, as a whole.
The AEC scientists were so narrowly focused on arming the United States for nuclear war that they failed to perceive facts - even widely known ones - that were outside their limited field of vision.
The modern assault on the environment began about 50 years ago, during and immediately after World War II.
What is needed now is a transformation of the major systems of production more profound than even the sweeping post-World War II changes in production technology.
