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Secret science : federal control of American science and technology /

This book is a plea for scientific openness and free access to information. It demonstrates the futility of scientific secrecy and the weakness of national arguments against open communication. From the restriction of technologically advanced exports, to the classification of research as restricted...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Foerstel, Herbert N.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1993.
Subjects:
Military research > United States.
Science and state > United States.
Technology and state > United States.
Military research.
Science and state.
Technology and state.
United States.
USA
USA.
Military research > United States
Public Administration
Science and state > United States
Technology and state > United States
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Science and the National Security State
  • 2. National Security Controls on Science
  • 3. Atomic Secrets
  • 4. Cryptography: A Government Monopoly in Science
  • 5. Not Quite Classified
  • 6. The End of the Scientific Cold War.