Autism Speaks, an advocacy group created to fund research into the causes, treatments and effective diagnostic tools for autism, presented the program.
Unless testing is resumed shortly, lasting and possibly irreparable harm will be done to the highly specialized diagnostic, trouble-shooting and design capabilities upon which an effective nuclear weapons program depends.
Officials plan to launch the full program this fall, with bachelor's degrees in subjects including information technology and diagnostic imaging, plus master's and bachelor's degrees for registered nurses.