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February 19, 2009 11:26 AM EST (shared with group: February 19, 2009) — IT HELP DESK ASSISTANT   The purpose of this position is to provide immediate support and resolution of any information technology problems at the Federation of American Scientists including . . . more
November 23, 2008 09:22 PM EST (shared with group: November 23, 2008) — Audio    "Reducing Government Secrecy" On 19 November 2008, Steven Aftergood spoke to FAS members on "Reducing Government Secrecy". He described how the rate of national . . . more
September 19, 2008 07:43 PM EDT (shared with group: September 19, 2008) — No topics have risen more quickly in recent years than procuring green energy alternatives and combating climate change. How can China and the United States work together to stop global climate change? . . . more
September 19, 2008 07:39 PM EDT (shared with group: September 19, 2008) — The United States must lead the way to reducing nuclear weapons worldwide. The elimination of nuclear weapons is entering the political mainstream.  Both presidential candidates have publicly supported . . . more
July 07, 2008 05:02 PM EDT (shared with group: July 07, 2008) — By classifying some recent Presidential directives on homeland security and restricting their disclosure, the Bush Administration has impeded their effective implementation, the Senate Appropriations . . . more
July 01, 2008 11:01 PM EDT (shared with group: July 01, 2008) — COURT INVALIDATES DETAINEE'S "ENEMY COMBATANT" STATUS A federal appeals panel found that the designation of a Chinese detainee held in U.S. custody as an "enemy combatant" . . . more
June 27, 2008 05:42 PM EDT (shared with group: June 27, 2008) — Monday, June 30 marks the 100th anniversary of the Tunguska incident in 1908, in which a meteor or comet fragment entered the atmosphere over Tunguska in Siberia producing an enormous explosion. . . . more
June 19, 2008 01:31 PM EDT (shared with group: June 19, 2008) — Members of the 704 Munition Support Squadron at Ghedi Torre in Italy are trained to service a B-61 nuclear bomb inside a Munitions Maintenance Truck. Security at "most" nuclear . . . more
May 23, 2008 11:37 AM EDT (shared with group: May 23, 2008) — ScienceDaily (May 22, 2008) - The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) has just launched Immune Attack TM, an exciting, fun and fast-moving video game that teaches the critical scientific facts of . . . more
April 28, 2008 10:30 AM EDT (shared with group: April 28, 2008) — The number of deterrence patrols conducted by Russia's 11 nuclear-powered ballistic missiles submarines (SSBNs) decreased to only three in 2007 from five in 2006, according to our latest Nuclear . . . more
April 23, 2008 09:39 PM EDT (shared with group: April 23, 2008) — The military budget is out of control. Not in the sense of the mantra of "waste, fraud, and abuse." That is, in fact, a tiny slice of the enormous U.S. military spending. No, the budget is . . . more
April 16, 2008 11:42 AM EDT (shared with group: April 16, 2008) —   Some unauthorized disclosures of classified information in the press can serve a constructive purpose, Sen. John McCain allowed. And so he expressed support for a pending press "shield" . . . more
April 15, 2008 09:09 PM EDT (shared with group: April 15, 2008) — U.S. intelligence agencies have embarked upon a process to develop a uniform classification policy and a single classification guide that could be used by the entire U.S. intelligence community, . . . more
April 15, 2008 09:14 PM EDT (shared with group: April 15, 2008) — SENATE MULLS CHANGES IN INTELLIGENCE OVERSIGHT The Senate Intelligence Committee has recommended creation of a new Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Intelligence to prepare the annual intelligence . . . more
April 03, 2008 12:45 PM EDT (shared with group: April 03, 2008) —   The Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel memo on interrogation of enemy combatants that was declassified this week "exemplifies the political abuse of classification authority," . . . more
April 01, 2008 05:11 PM EDT (shared with group: April 01, 2008) —   Today the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) launches an online compilation of more than 500 documents on the U.S. ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). The Archive . . . more
March 28, 2008 10:43 PM EDT (shared with group: March 28, 2008) —     Federal Computer Week reports that, after a FoIA request from the Federation of American Scientists , the Marines are reposting in public documents they had taken off-line. The Army . . . more
March 26, 2008 10:21 PM EDT (shared with group: March 26, 2008) —    The Columbian military recently raided FARC camps just across their borders. The Columbians confiscated lap top computers containing emails between the FARC and dealers offering to sell . . . more
March 25, 2008 11:40 PM EDT (shared with group: March 25, 2008) — On March 18th, 2008, FAS President Henry Kelly spoke on energy conservation and climate change at the Structural Insulated Panel Association (SIPA) Annual Meeting. His presentation focused on the impacts . . . more
February 28, 2008 08:19 PM EST (shared with group: February 28, 2008) — "The disdain and uncooperative nature that this administration has shown toward Congress... is so egregious that I can no longer assume that it is simply bureaucratic incompetence or isolated . . . more
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Science Policy: by Federation of American Scientists
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Created: Jan 30, 2007
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) was formed in 1945 by atomic scientists from the Manhattan Project who felt that scientists, engineers and other innovators had an ethical obligation to bring their knowledge and experience to bear on critical . . .
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