UK sets up defense advisory group
NOV 24, 2009
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.023869
Nature News : Scientific advice is frequently sought in the UK, but on security-related issues the advice usually comes from inside the government.Now, the UK government has recruited a group of 11 academics to tackle tricky scientific problems related to defense, similar to the JASON group in the US.The UK group was assembled by Mark Welland , the UK Ministry of Defence’s chief scientific adviser, and John Beddington , the UK government’s chief scientific adviser.The group was tasked with looking at ways to improve radiation detection at the nation’s ports to prevent terrorism and smuggling of nuclear material.
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