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Department of Genetics

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I had thought and written,at some length about the issues raised in
your letter of December 4; then, when it came time to meet my column dead-
line, I found I had little else on my mind. I must be apologetic if
any of this is offensive for being shared with a not very large reading
public; certainly this was not my intention. I must,however, admit to being
somewhat upset by the possible mischief of playing the game you did with
your modeln of nuclear safety. ("Widgets" might have been less troublesome.)
However, I will also admit that may own opinions, and information, are still
in a formative stage.

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May I nevertheless point to the enclosed critique as an answer to some
of your elicitdétens. I would stress;

1) the distortion of the market

2) the cost of insufficient information
as matters that deserve moer attention than you gave in your treatment.

I would also want to go into other matters like the effect of innovations
on institutions which are the most important in the long run. You could then
fault me for thé price of inhibiting teehnical progress by exaggerating present
risks in particular cases.

Rather than go on, let me reply that I would be delighted to spend a day
with you and others, preferablg here ar at UCLA rather than a jet-day away.

Sinverely,

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