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JASON Advisory Group Holds Fall Meeting

11.22.11 | 1 min read | Text by Steven Aftergood

The JASON defense advisory panel held its fall meeting last weekend with briefings on a range of national security topics.  A copy of the program from the closed meeting is posted here.

The JASONs completed at least seven studies this year for various government agencies with titles such as “Solar EMP” and “Domestic Nuclear Surge Operations.”  Secrecy News has requested review of those studies for public release.

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