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Find a way to call it "The largest/most powerful/biggest ever accelerator" otherwise you won't get Trump to do it
by wpasc 8y ago
Find a way to call it "The largest/most powerful/biggest ever accelerator" otherwise you won't get Trump to do it
- sandworm101 8y agoPersonal politics is a larger dynamic than scientists like to admit. When you are planning something big, something international, you have to think about access. In 2030, will this facility be accessible to the international community? Will Chinese involvement become a security issue? Will data be shared openly? Those decisions are made by the executive branch, subject to the whims of whoever is in charge at the time. Planners think about this stuff.
- NegativeLatency 8y agoTo continue your line of questioning: Will scientists be granted visas?
- whyever 8y agoIt's fundamental research. What security issues are you talking about?
- sandworm101 8y agoSome of the sensor tech is subject to export controls. The stuff that could be used for nuke research/development.
- martin1975 8y agoyou can just call it the largest/most powerful/biggest ever HARDON.. pardon, HADRON accelerator. He'll go for it for sure.
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- yoklov 8y agoRealistically he would just claim it was those things even though it was verifiably false.