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THE Association of Scientific Workers, 28 Hogarth Road, London, S.W.5, has had under consideration the position of science in Great Britain in relation to problems of national defence, and has issued a statement defining its attitude. While the Association regards war as the supreme perversion of science, it is nevertheless prepared to assist in measures for defence against anti-democratic movements. To this end, it stresses the importance of the immediate formation of an organization to see that the most efficient use is made of scientific knowledge; the following points are put forward for consideration:
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Science and National Defence. Nature 143, 110–111 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/143110c0
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