What would veterinarians do after a Nuclear War?
What would a veterinarian do after a nuclear war? Is a veterinarian a glorified field doctor or can a veterinarian play an important role following the unthinkable? That's the cheery topic of this video! I want to go beyond the sensationalism to think about the problems we'd face in the (likely, if not inevitable) event of a nuclear apocalypse.
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