RECORD
Scientific Adversary Procedure
The Technical Aspects of the Strategic Defense Initiative
Scientist Advocates:
Richard Darwin
Edward Gerry
Dartmouth College
May 24, 1985
GERRY -- GARWIN SCIENTIFIL ADVERSARY PRuCEQURE . MAY =-24, 1985
1. Table of Contents•
Schedule of Events
Statements and Agreed Propositions
Disputed Propositions
Scientific Adversary Procedure Proposal
Background of the Scientific Adversary Procedure
VII. CVs of Participants
VIII, COrrespondence between Gerry, Gar- win and the Faculty Committee on propostions -- all versions, earliest to latest
IX. Remarks of Roger Masters and Arthur Kantrewitz at the start of the evening session
X. Comments and Backgrounds of the Reviewers
I. Comments and Backgrounds of the Procedure Analysts
XII. Background Articles b Gerry and Garwin::
How Many Orbiting Las-rs for Boost-Phase Intercept? (f..Arl.-Jin) Testimony on The Strategic Defense Initiative (Garwin). Shrouded Galoshes Beat Space Trucks (Garwin/Gottfried)
The Strategic Defense Initiative (Gerry)•
XIII. inral Media Reports
To press 6 June 1985
SCIENTIFIC ADVERSARY PROCEDURE
STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE: WILL IT WORK?
MAY 23-24
Thursday, May 23
5:7;0PM Dinner for Participants (Faculty Club)
7:00PM Definition of Accepted and Challenged Propositiont (Ruebhausen Room, Rockefeller Center)
Scientist Advocates: Edward Gerry, President, W. J. Schafer Associates Richard Garwin, IBM Fellow
Friday, May 24
8:00AM Definition of Accepted and Challenged Propositions (continued from the previous evening)
1:00PM Treatment of the Challenged Propositions (Cook Auditorium)
Introduction and Welcome: Agnar Pytte, Provost of Dartmouth College
The Concept of Scientific Adversary Procedures: Prof. Roger Masters, Department of Government
Introduction of the Scientist Advocates: Prof. Arthur Kantrowitz, Thayer School of Engineering
Scientist Advocates: Edward Gerry and Richard Garwin
Reviewers: Prof. Bengt. U. O. Sonnerup, Department of Engineering Prof. Walter Stockmayer e Department of Chemistry Prof. John Strohbehn, Department of Engineering
Procedure Analysts: . Prof. Allan Mazur, Syracuse University Ambassador Robert Barry, Dickey Fellow