Enough biodefense
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The threat of an impending biological weapons attack by terrorists on the U.S. has forced the U.S. government to accelerate its investment in the biodefense complex. The residents of Boston's Roxbury district, where the biodefense complex is taking shape, have however sued the Boston University Medical Center and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to try and block the construction of a $178m biodefense laboratory and this case has brought into focus the proliferation of such labs.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2006
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Critics claim US inquiry was 'irreparably flawed'
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The House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform and Oversight has blamed US government Defense and Veterans Affairs departments for carrying out an inadequate investigation into the set of illnesses collectively described as 'Gulf War Illnesses'. Around 100,000 Gulf War soldiers were exposed to chemicals during the war. Experts believe the chemicals may be responsible for the onset of Gulf War illness symptoms.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1997
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Pentagon blocks MIT inquiry into missile data fraud claims
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Pentagon has blocked its access to the data because of which The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is forced to abandon to fraud inquiry at one of its laboratories. Pentagon officials states that the tests data are classified and cannot be released to an investigatory panel on the grounds of national security.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2004
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