F O R U M O N P H Y S I C S & S O C I E T Y
of The American Physical Society 
January 2006 
Vol. 35, No. 1

IN THIS ISSUE

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Editor's Comments

Articles

• The Status of Nuclear Waste Disposal, David Bodansky
• Nuclear Power and Proliferation, Gerald E. Marsh and George S. Stanford
• 4S (Super Safe, Small and Simple LMR), Akio Minato
• Strawbale Construction - Low Tech vs. High Tech or Just Better Physical Properties?, Ken Haggard

Letters

• "Intelligent Design" Not Necessarily Religion, David Van Domelen
• Worrying About Science vs Religion a Waste of Time? Derek Walton
• Physicists Should be Defending Evolution, Ronald Mirman

Reviews

• Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy by Matthew Simmons, reviewed by Albert A. Bartlett
• The End of Oil: On the Edge of a Perilous New World by Paul Roberts, The Hydrogen Economy: The Creation of the Worldwide Energy Web and the Redistribution of Power on Earth by Jeremy Rifkin, both reviewed by John L. Roeder
• Catastrophe: Risk and Response by Richard A. Posner, reviewed by Brian H. Nordstrom

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Editor's Comments

Articles

• Introduction to a Sequence of Articles in Physics & Society on Science Input to Government, W.K.H. Panofsky
• Scientific Integrity in Government and Ballistic Missile Defense, Edwin E. Salpeter
• Physics in Theater, Harry Lustig
• The Great Fallout-Cancer Story of 1978 and its Aftermath, Daniel W. Miles
• The Genius as National Icon: Albert Einstein, Zionism and Social Responsibility, Zeev Rosenkranz

Letters

• Intelligent Designer Inconsistency with Science's Foundations, Alan D. Franklin
• Letter to Emily, Max Sherman
• Response to "The Role of Faith", Stephen Rosenblum
• Physicist's Addition to the Bible, Art S. Jensen
• Re: Commentary in Jan. 2005, P&S, Ronald Mirman
• UCS and Nuclear Power, Kurt Gottfried

News

• Politics and Science
• Holt, Scientific Societies Oppose Teaching Intelligent Design as Science

Reviews

• The Future of Life, Edward O. Wilson, reviewed by John L. Roeder
• J. Robert Oppenheimer: And the American Century, David Cassidy, reviewed by Gary PrZzeau,

Physics and Society is the non-peer-reviewed quarterly newsletter of the Forum on Physics and Society, a division of the American Physical Society. It presents letters, commentary, book reviews and articles on the relations of physics and the physics community to government and society. It also carries news of the Forum and provides a medium for Forum members to exchange ideas. Opinions expressed are those of the authors alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of the APS or of the Forum. Contributed articles (up to 2500 words, technicalities are encouraged), letters (500 words), commentary (1000 words), reviews (1000 words) and brief news articles are welcome. Send them to the relevant editor by e-mail (preferred) or regular mail.

Co-Editors: Al Saperstein, Physics Dept., Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202 ams@physics.wayne.edu; Jeff Marque, Senior Staff Physicist at Beckman Coulter Corporation, 1050 Page Mill Rd., MSY-14, Palo Alto, CA 94304, jjmarque@gte.net. Reviews Editor: Art Hobson, ahobson@uark.edu. Electronic Media Editor: Andrew Post-Zwicker, azwicker@pppl.gov. Layout at APS: Leanne Poteet, poteet@aps.org. Web Manager for APS: Joanne Fincham, fincham@aps.org. Web Layout for APS: Sara Conners, conners@aps.org. Physics and Society can be found on the Web at http://www.aps.org/units/fps.