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Last week's collapse of the intermediate-range missile talks at Geneva emphasizes the need to keep talking about strategic weapons and to devise a broader framework next month in Stockholm.
The British research establishment is agonising about the cost of contributing to overseas research establishments. Soon it may be worrying about continued membership.
