JASON
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| Type | Organization |
|---|---|
| Also known as | JASON group |
| On the Timeline | 5 events, 2003–2019 |
JASON is an independent group of elite scientists, mostly physicists, that advises the U.S. government on sensitive scientific and technical questions. Founded around 1960, it has worked on subjects ranging from the Vietnam War to climate change and the "Havana syndrome".[1]
Founding
JASON grew out of a 1958 summer study and a meeting at Los Alamos in December 1959, in the aftermath of the Soviet Sputnik launch. Its founders included physicists John Wheeler and Charles Townes. It has between 30 and 60 members, chosen by the existing members; past members include eleven Nobel laureates, and Claire Max became its first woman member in 1983.[1][2]
Sponsors
Its work has been sponsored by the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy and the intelligence agencies, and is administered by the MITRE Corporation. In 2019 the Pentagon ordered MITRE to end JASON's operations; the Department of Energy stepped in with a temporary contract and, after action by Congress, the Defense Department contract was restored.[1][3]
Notable studies
- an electronic barrier, the "McNamara Line", during the Vietnam War, and a 1967 report critical of using tactical nuclear weapons there;
- a 1979 report on global warming caused by carbon dioxide;
- work on adaptive optics, submarine communication, missile defence and nuclear test monitoring;
- a review of reports of "anomalous health incidents" (Havana syndrome), which found no compelling evidence that a directed-energy weapon was responsible.[1][4]
On the UAP Timeline
- MITRE high-frequency gravitational wave workshop (6 May 2003) — MITRE hosts a conference on high-frequency gravitational wave research.
- Fort Worth HFGW jamming claim (2008) — An anonymous website claims UAP communications jamming was tested near Fort Worth.
- JASON report on high-frequency gravitational waves (October 2008) — The JASON science advisers evaluate high-frequency gravitational waves for national security.
- JASON Havana Syndrome study (29 November 2018) — The JASON advisers find no single energy source that explains 'Havana syndrome' symptoms.
- NNSA rescues the JASON group (25 April 2019) — The nuclear security agency takes over the JASON advisory group contract.
References
- JASON (advisory group) — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- "JASON reports", Federation of American Scientists · irp.fas.org · archived copy
- "Legislator asks Pentagon to restore contract for storied JASON science advisory group", Science (2019) · science.org · archived copy
- JASON study on anomalous health incidents (redacted, Feb 2022), U.S. Department of State · state.gov · archived copy
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