Security, loyalty, and science

Both sides of a sensitive problem are assessed by Professor Gellhorn in this penetrating analysis of national security and its effect upon scientific progress.The costs and advantages of secrecy in certain areas of science and the conflict between national safety and individual rights in the adminis...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gellhorn, Walter, 1906-1995 author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press 2019
[2019]
Series:Cornell studies in civil liberty
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009424440306719
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • I. Keeping Secrets
  • II. The Balance Sheet of Secrecy
  • III. The Proper Limits of Secrecy
  • IV. The Standards and Mechanics of Security Clearance
  • V. The Spreading of Security Requirements
  • VI. The Loyalty of Federal Scientists
  • VII. The Universities and Security Searcher
  • VIII. The Need for Fair Procedures
  • IX. Concluding Thoughts
  • Appendix A. Declassification Policy
  • Appendix B. AEC Criteria for Determining Eligibility for Personnel Security Clearance (January 5, I949)
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index