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President Reagan has listened to Mr Andropov (not before time) and is sending his vice-president to Europe. What follows is a check-list for Mr George Bush.
The next step in the British nuclear industry hangs on a public inquiry begun this week. The reasons why this is the wrong way to decide matters of public policy deserve to be more widely understood.
Princeton's claim to have made its new tokamak function deserves acclaim. The meaning of this event is merely that the odds (against) viable fusion have lengthened — and that the decision time is closer.
