Ground Zero
Ground Zero was based in Washington, D.C. and organized early in 1981 by "a small... group of individuals concerned with the lack of a national consensus and direction on nuclear war in order to conduct a program of public education... was a matter of the utmost priority,". GZ lists among its individual endorsers former CIA Director, William Colby.[1]
About
With a staff of 13 including 5 regional coordinators, Ground Zone's director is Roger Molander, a 7-year member of the National Security Council under the Nixon, Ford and Carter Administrations; deputy director is his brother, Earl Molander. the organization is receiving national media publicity for its April 18-25 "Ground Zero Week" publicizing the damage at "ground zero" of a nuclear explosion as an incentive for U.S. disarmament. GZ indicates it feels the question is that Soviet arms are essentially irrelevant and says "the question is how do we get ourselves out?"
Ground Zone spokesmen say they stick to "educational" work [featuring dramatic red and black graphics of mushroom clouds and "run for your life" displays in cooperation with Physicians for Social Responsibility in order to protect their tax-exemption, but admit that "If you understand what nuclear war is about, you're peace oriented."[1]
Affiliated Organizations
As at March, 1982, organizations endorsing Ground Zero included:
- Physicians for Social Responsibility
- Business Executives Move for New National Priorities
- National Council of Churches
- Arms Control Association
- Council for a Livable World