Can America Survive?
Joseph George Caldwell
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Originally published June 6, 1999.
Minor corrections November 21, 2000.
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This book is devoted to God,
and dedicated to my mother, to the memory of my father,
and to my wife, Jackie.
II. The
Current State of the World
Environmental
and Ecological State of the World
The
Nuclear-Warfare State of the World
V.
Carrying Capacity Estimates
VII. The
Relationship of Population and Quality of Life to Energy Consumption
Some
Information about Nuclear Bombs
Economics
and Population Growth
X. What
Size Should the Human Population Be?
Statistical
Decision Theory and Game Theory
Decision
Theory Applied to Population Policy Analysis: The Criterion of Minimal Regret
The
Minimal-Regret Population Policy
Attributes
of the Minimal-Regret Population Policy
XI. How
Soon Should Human Population Be Reduced?
XII. The
Inevitability of Nuclear War
Postattack
Countermeasures: Preparing for the Aftermath of Nuclear War
XIII.
Low-Intensity Nuclear Conflict
XVII.
Socio-political Characteristics of Energy-Rich and Energy-Poor Societies