I think it's quite plausible and very interesting to debate. With that said, there is clearly interest at a political level, as stated by the author of this ar

I think it's quite plausible and very interesting to debate. With that said, there is clearly interest at a political level, as stated by the author of this article. There's tons of research in the world which has been funded by political interests, however, and it's still valuable once you discount biases as this author has done.