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The British government's decision about membership of the European high-energy physics consortium cannot be put off much longer. Britain should stay in, but spend nothing extra.
Soviet research is in good shape and even good spirits, but would be more effective if its managers paid more attention to the needs of its researchers and the framework in which they operate.