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As much as scientists have to be in formed about politics, politicians and policy experts must know the basics of science, especially in the field of weap ons of mass destruction, to provide correct analysis and make right deci sions based on it,” says Adlan Margoyev, director of the PIR-center “Russia and university 24-27April 2019
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