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Neither proposal aroused strenuous dissent, but lively interchanges peppered both discussions...
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES assigned a particular task often pursue it with a single-mindedness, an inertia, that precludes any kind of dissent. In his new book. The Cult of the Atom, Daniel Ford shows that this bureaucratic blindness is now here more apparent than in the case of the Atomic Energy Commission. Set up in 1946, the A.E.C. took on the task of overseeing and encouraging the development of the American nuclear power industry...
...both safe and economic. Memos were suppressed, evidence was ignored, and analytic methods minimized the estimated dangers. Commission scientists and employees were explicitly instructed that they should "Never disagree with established policy." But Ford is able to chronicle this manipulation and bureaucratic blindness precisely because there always was some dissent within the A.E.C. Scores of scientists spoke candidly to him of the actual dangers involved; one A.E.C. scientist explained to Ford that he was not allowed to release a damaging document, and then proceeded to drop the document into a nearby trash can, commenting that he would not notice...
Reagan tolerates, and even encourages, dissent on policy so long as it is civilly voiced. But he hates to choose between views pushed hard by quarreling advisers. He prefers a consensus solution, which his aides do their best to provide...
...Meir was referring to the heavy-handed attempt by the White House to prevent Congress from increasing aid to the Jewish state beyond the sum requested by the Administration. Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee--by voice vote, without dissent--approved a $910 million grant to Israel, $125 million more than the White House wanted. Over the past weekend, though, sides to President Reagan and State Department officials have been pushing the committee to go back on its decision...