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By coincidence, last week showed France to be more flexible (and intelligent) than Britain on nuclear weapons, but neither government seems to appreciate the need urgently to put their nuclear forces on a different footing.
Will Siberian forests be spared the wholesale destruction suffered by the world's tropical rainforests? The enormous changes now occurring in the former Soviet Union offer opportunities as well as challenges.
The US House of Representatives has recognised the value of studies of the transplantation of human fetal tissue. Research physicians and patients' advocates hope the US Senate will also see the light.
