Mark Udall actually said...
If you're a scientist, you cannot stop such a thing. If you're a scientist, you believe that it is good to find out how the world works, that it is good to find out what the realities are, that it is good to turn over to mankind at large the greatest possible power to control the world and to deal with it according to its lights and its values.
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Udall emphasizes the responsibility of scientists in understanding and managing global power.
03/04/2014