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Published online 10 November 2009 | Nature 462, 151 (2009) | doi:10.1038/462151b
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Britain sets up defence advisory group
Government seeks academic input on security issues.
The British government has recruited a group of academics to tackle tricky scientific problems related to defence, Nature has learned.
The programme is similar to a group known as the JASONs, which the US government has consulted on technical issues since the 1960s.
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I wonder if any of the betting companies will open a book on how long it will be before a)an adviser from the group is sacked for stating a scientific truth in public that goes against government policy b)several other advisers from the security advisory group will follow suit in solidarity.