Science and Security in a Post 9/11 World

A Report Based on Regional Discussions Between the Science and Security Communities

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• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Year: 2007
• eBook ISBN: 9780309179553
• Edition: 0
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Based on a series of regional meetings on university campuses with officials from the national security community and academic research institutions, this report identifies specific actions that should be taken to maintain a thriving scientific research environment in an era of heightened security concerns. Actions include maintaining the open exchange of scientific information, fostering a productive environment for international scholars in the U.S., reexamining federal definitions of sensitive but unclassified research, and reviewing policies on deemed export controls. The federal government should establish a standing entity, preferably a Science and Security Commission, that would review policies regarding the exchange of information and the participation of foreign-born scientists and students in research.

Table of contents

• THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
• Committee on a New Government-University Partnership for Science and Security
• Committee on Science, Technology, and Law
• PREFACE
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• CONTENTS
• SUMMARY
• I. Introduction
• II. Policies for Openness and Information Control
• III. The Internationalization of U.S. Science and Engineering
• IV. Biosecurity and Dual-Use Research in the Life Sciences
• V. Research Priorities
• VI. Partnerships for Science and Security
• APPENDIX A
• APPENDIX B Previous Reports Regarding Science and Security
• APPENDIX C References
• APPENDIX D Committee on a New Government-University Partnership for Science and Security
• APPENDIX E Meeting Agendas