Bob Huang

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Managing Scientific Conduct

Discussions of misconduct in science have become prevalent in the literature. Within the past few years, many more misconduct instances have come under scrutiny than ever before. A search using the key words “SCIENCE FRAUD” on the Internet yielded over ten thousand citations. The general public has become increasingly aware of these activities in science. …

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Why Do We Need Nuclear Tests?

Fifty years after bombing of Hiroshima, the “nuclear option” is alive and well in the Oval Office. President Clinton set the tone in July 1993, by threatening North Korea with atomic attack. In 1995, Clinton refused to apologize for America’s use of nuclear weapons against civilian population in Japan and proceeded to approve a Nuclear …

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Stop Nuclear Testing — CTBT Now

Nuclear Testing Since the first nuclear test at Alamagordo, New Mexico, in July 1945, the five major nuclear weapons states — the U.S., Russia, the U.K., France, and China — plus India have conducted 2,044 nuclear tests: on average one every nine days for the past 50 years. Every test has produced environmental contamination, helped …

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Welfare Reform?

On March 21, 1995, on the floor of the House of Representatives, Representative Bill Archer, Republican from Texas, gave a speech in favor of a set of drastic measures summarized in a bill, H. R. 4, along with other Republicans and Democrats. The bill passed the Republican-dominated House on March 24, 1995, by a vote …

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Censorship and Internet

For centuries governments have tried to regulate materials deemed inappropriate or offensive. The history of western censorship was said to have begun when Socrates was accused “firstly, of denying the gods recognized by the State and introducing new divinities, and secondly of corrupting the young” . He was sentenced to death for these crimes. Many …

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