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About this Project: Background
Limits on scientific freedom, as witnessed by restrictions imposed on
U.S.-Cuban scientific collaboration and sanctions placed on India and
Pakistan in the aftermath of their nuclear tests, have increased in the
wake of the security breach at the nation's laboratories. These restrictions
have taken the form of license requirements restricting American scientists;
the use of immigration laws to restrict visas to foreign scientists; administrative
directives; amendments introduced in Congress; and a reorganization of
the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
Most recently, the conclusion of the Cox report, drafted in response
to allegations that Chinese American scientist Wen Ho Lee from the Los
Alamos National Laboratory transferred sensitive material about a significant
nuclear warhead to the Chinese government, should be greeted with extreme
caution by the scientific community. The report states that China has
been acquiring sensitive scientific information from the U.S. for the
last twenty years through weapons labs, private companies, and scientific
meetings.
Background
Free Exchange of Scientific Information
Foreign Visitors Program
Fallout on the Chinese Community
University Research Centers
AAAS Project Summary
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