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Nuclear War Poll

182 undergraduates polled; figures are in percentages

1. Do you think there will be a nuclear war in your lifetime?

YES 39 NO 61

If yes: (a) within the next 1-5 years 21

(b) within the next 5-10 years 27

(c) within the next 10-25 years 42

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2. Are you more concerned, less concerned or equally concerned about nuclear war than/as you were last year?

MORE 57 LESS 16 EQUALLY 27

3. Do you agree with President Reagan's assessment that nuclear weapons could be used in Europe without setting off an all-out nuclear war between the United States and the USSR?

YES 33 NO 67

4. Do you believe nuclear war can be won?

YES 17 NO 83

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