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 callsmith rated 18 months ago - The Federation of American Scientists FAS)
Promoting Humanitarian Uses of Science and Technology
You cannot regard yourself as a serious political junkie, or science junkie, or national security junkie, without maintaining regular review of the content of this site. Plenty of opportunities are pr...
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- aditya-ma rated 12 months ago
- True security is that of defending the processes to a healthy environment, not the qualitative or quantitative measures of it's worthy ideal. Spread the word, the truth lives.
- booyah2005 rated 14 months ago
- Please share this site with those who believe in intelligent design...
- TylerMC rated 16 months ago
- Oh how exciting. A new source to scour. They've got some great stuff on here. Think I'll park myself for awhile:)
- callsmith rated 18 months ago
- The Federation of American Scientists FAS)
Promoting Humanitarian Uses of Science and Technology
You cannot regard yourself as a serious political junkie, or science junkie, or national security junkie, without maintaining regular review of the content of this site. Plenty of opportunities are provided here for you to participate in online discussions, and to have material emailed to you on a regular basis.
This organization has been endorsed by 67 Nobel Laureates in chemistry, economics, medicine and physics.
The FAS site presents hundreds of online, authoritative, detailed research papers, written for the general public, addressing a broad spectrum of issues, with topics such as the following:
Strategic Security, U.S. Chain of Command, Arms Trade, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Intelligence, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Terrorism, US Weapons Systems, Munitions, Foreign Weapon Systems, Weapons in Space, Policy/Information, Technology for Learning and Research, Biomedical Computing Requirements, Digital Human , Learning Federation, Technology for Training Against Terror, The Digital Promise, Energy and the Environment, Housing Technology, Restoring Degraded Land, Secrecy News, Use of Video Games in Teaching and Workplace Training, .....
...together with analytical articles on many other more specific topics covering the nuclear capabilities of various countries, the satellite tracking of the location of nuclear weapons, plus various interactive calculators, such as a nuclear blast calculator, nuclear fallout calculator, uranium enrichment calculator.
The Federation of American Scientists was formed in 1945 by atomic scientists from the Manhattan Project, in the United States.
These scientists felt that they, and other scientists, engineers and innovators had an ethical obligation to bring their knowledge and experience to bear on critical national decisions, especially pertaining to the technology they unleashed - the Atomic Bomb. Their organization has a long history of insisting that rational, evidence-based arguments be heard.
The FAS continues its 60-year record of covering issues of strategic security with research and education projects in nuclear arms control and global security; conventional arms transfers; proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; information technology for human health; and government information policy.
In recent years, the mission of FAS has expanded to include analysis of important challenges in housing, energy and education.
Their Housing Technology Project combines the talents of engineers, energy efficiency specialists and other experts in the field of housing to develop new materials and design methods that can led to safe, energy efficient, affordable homes in the U.S. and abroad.
The FAS Information Technologies Project works on strategies to intensify and focus research and development to harness the potential of emerging information technologies that can improve ways and means of teaching and learning.This is a serious site for those who are serious about being well-informed on the issues covered.
- magicdot rated 12 months ago
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..if you're paranoid now, wait until you read what the Federation of American Scientists blog about..
- nooner rated 14 months ago
- Issues the Federation of American Scientists (should also assess http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_economy )are contending with :
US Chain of Command
Arms Trade
Biological and Chemical Weapons
Government Secrecy
Intelligence
Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Terrorism
US Weapons Systems
Munitions
Foreign Weapon Systems
Weapons in Space
Policy
Information Technology for Learning and Research
Biomedical Computing Requirements
Digital Human
Learning Federation
Technology for Training Against Terror
The Digital Promise
Energy and the Environment
Housing Technology
Restoring Degraded Land
Related: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070807/ap_on_go_co/intelligence_budget
From the page: "President Bush had just signed a bill ending a decade-old practice of classifying the amount the nation's spy agencies spend. A day later, some in Congress were again trying to make it secret."
 lukeg rated 16 months ago- Why the hell would you be opposed to nuclear bombs?
- Jackanapes rated 16 months ago
- from the site: "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 national decisions, especially pertaining to the technology they unleashed - the Atomic Bomb."
- foobsr rated 19 months ago
- "Endorsed by 67 Nobel Laureates in chemistry, economics, medicine and physics, FAS addresses a broad spectrum of issues in carrying out its mission to promote humanitarian uses of science and technology. FAS members build on an honorable history of insisting that rational, evidence-based arguments be heard."
- khakjaan rated 23 months ago
- Only an idiot would say science has a liberal bias, considering the scientific method is inherently conservative.
FAS rules!
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