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Preface
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... The ability of terrorists and other threats to access these advances is a growing concern relating to our security. STATEMENT OF TASK The IC requested that the National Materials Advisory Board of the National Research Council undertake a study of the rapidly developing area of nanotechnology and its implications for the IC's various missions.
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... Using sponsor briefings and the workshop proceedings, the Committee identified 23 topical areas in which it believed nanotechnology could contribute materially to IC mission capabilities (Task 2)
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