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Power of the Pentagon: The changing face of military science

Nature volume 477, pages 386–387 (2011)Cite this article

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Basic research funded by the Pentagon is facing an uncertain future.

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Sharon Weinberger is a Carnegie fellow at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.

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Weinberger, S. Power of the Pentagon: The changing face of military science. Nature 477, 386–387 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/477386a

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