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Now it seems that Britain will stay in high-energy physics for the time being, high-energy physics has an obligation to mitigate the squeeze on general research.
The US programme of research known as the Strategic Defense Initiative will come to fruition only in the next century (if then), but there may be tangible and awkward results much sooner.
