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Letter from William A. Shurcliff to Marshall W. Nirenberg

Title:: Letter from William A. Shurcliff to Marshall W. Nirenberg
Creator:: Shurcliff, William A.
Recipient:: Nirenberg, Marshall W.
Date:: 15 March 1986
Description:: Retired Harvard physicist Shurcliff urges members of the National Academy of Sciences to join him in denouncing President Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, or "Star Wars," plan. Questions regarding the potential success of the program are included along with a return envelope.
Location:: Box: 15. Folder: 26
Rights:: Reproduced with permission of William A. Shurcliff.
Genre:: Letters (correspondence)
Format:: Text
Extent:: 1 pages
Language:: English
Legacy ID:: JJBBZC
NLM ID:: 101584910X418
Profiles Collection:: The Marshall W. Nirenberg Papers
Shareable Link:: https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584910X418
Story Section:: Beyond the Laboratory: Professional, Personal, and Political Life, 1967-2002