Doctors for Disaster Preparedness is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Tucson, Arizona. Its Facebook page states that, "DDP promotes homeland defense and prudent preparedness for disasters of all kinds, including war or terrorism. Its annual meeting brings together authorities on strategic and civil defense as well as prominent scientists speaking on real threats or manufactured scares. Recent topics: global warming, ozone depletion, radiation hazards and radiation hormesis."
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