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Military surveillance data: Shared intelligence

The military has a vast array of scientifically valuable data — some more accessible than you think.

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Geoff Brumfiel is a senior reporter for Nature in London.

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Brumfiel, G. Military surveillance data: Shared intelligence. Nature 477, 388–389 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/477388a

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