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Sustaining a strong and competitive ability in research, as in sport, requires sustained commitment to investment in infrastructure. The British government risks compromising the prospects for long-term scientific achievement.
An experiment at the Nevada Test Site demonstrates that there are good prospects for catching a nuclear test ban violator by detecting radioactive noble gases leaking through geological faults.