Det gir en pekepinn om problemets alvor og dybde at Royal Society i Storbritannia mener forskning bør underkastes en terror-test: Kan forskningen man har planlagt tenkes å gi resultater som kan være nyttige for terrorister? Det tenkes særlig på biologiske våpen.

Proposals for scientific research should be vetted to prevent discoveries that could result in the development of biological weapons or be used by bio-terrorists and rogue states, the Royal Society will recommend today.
The move by Britain’s most eminent scientific body could have a profound effect on the way scientific research is carried out at universities and private laboratories both in the UK and abroad.

Under the proposals, industrial and government sponsors will be required to take measures to filter out research proposals «where there is a tangible cause for concern in terms of harmful applications».

Terrorism prompts call to vet research

Jamie Wilson
Monday April 19, 2004
The Guardian