An inquest jury has found that a Ministry of Defence scientist died during top-secret trials which were not appropriately planned. Terry Jupp was killed eight years ago in an explosion as he mixed chemicals at a testing station in Essex. But what do people like him actually do, and why is their job so important to national security? Mr Jupp was a highly-trained MoD expert who worked for the Forensic Explosives Laboratory (FEL), a branch of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL). The DSTL and the scientists who work there are the backroom boys of film legend - the men and women in white lab coats whose expertise and innovations can make all the difference to the safety of...
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