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Nature 414, 473 (29 November 2001) | doi:10.1038/35107200

Fallout from EuroWars

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Analogies with a current conflict seem apt.

Even the United States, with a single military command chain, inadvertently bombs Red Cross food depots. A United States of Europe for research is still off the radar screen, and collateral damage is inevitable when the interests of feuding factions prevail over coordinated strategies of mutual value.