Science and Security in a Post 9/11 World

Science and Security in a Post 9/11 World

A Report Based on Regional Discussions Between the Science and Security Communities

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309111911
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309111928
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309179553
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 2007
  • Month: October
  • Pages: 137
  • Language: English

Based on a series of regional meetings on university campuses with officials from the national security community and academic research institutions, this report identifies specific actions that should be taken to maintain a thriving scientific research environment in an era of heightened security concerns. Actions include maintaining the open exchange of scientific information, fostering a productive environment for international scholars in the U.S., reexamining federal definitions of sensitive but unclassified research, and reviewing policies on deemed export controls. The federal government should establish a standing entity, preferably a Science and Security Commission, that would review policies regarding the exchange of information and the participation of foreign-born scientists and students in research.

  • Front Matter
  • PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • CONTENTS
  • SUMMARY
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Policies for Openness and Information Control
  • III. The Internationalization of U.S. Science and Engineering
  • IV. Biosecurity and Dual-Use Research in the Life Sciences
  • V. Research Priorities
  • VI. Partnerships for Science and Security
  • APPENDIXES
  • APPENDIX A Letter to Honorable John H. Marburger
  • APPENDIX B Previous Reports Regarding Science and Security
  • APPENDIX C References
  • APPENDIX D Committee on a New Government-University Partnership for Science and Security
  • APPENDIX E Meeting Agendas

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