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By Robert M. Neer

Stanford University will not be left behind by the nuclear age.

In a letter released last month, the Director of the Stanford Linear Accelerator (SLAC) announced that the research facility will "cooperate fully" with a controversial proposal that would aid in the research of nuclear weapons at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (SSRL) if the proposal is accepted by SSRL's director.

Two hundred and eighty SLAC staff members signed a petition opposing the proposal last January. The Stanford Daily

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