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I continue to believe this is today’s equivalent of “red mercury”: crazy pseudoscience given the imprimatur of the U.S. military to distract and confuse adversa
by snowwrestler 7y ago
I continue to believe this is today’s equivalent of “red mercury”: crazy pseudoscience given the imprimatur of the U.S. military to distract and confuse adversaries.
- tgflynn 7y agoIt seems unlikely any serious adversary would be taken in by this. I think it's more likely a case of gross managerial incompetence where superiors were taken in by a crackpot making claims far outside of his and their ability to evaluate.
- georgeburdell 7y agoYou give the military too much credit. I have acquaintances in military research and they're more self-sure than they are intelligent. And they love military jargon.