Re: [Phys-L] peculiar data; was: uncertainty

[Bernard Cleyet <bernard@cleyet.org>]

On 2015, Jan 19, , at 06:35, John Denker <jsd@av8n.com> wrote:

> One more example:  If you veto intelligence reports
> that say those aluminum tubes are /not/ suitable for
> making uranium centrifuges, and veto other reports 
> that do not support your preconceived agenda, you 
> will make a mistake that costs trillions of dollars 
> and kills hundreds of thousands of people in the 
> short run, and creates problems that are likely to 
> linger for decades.


Probs. for you and me, but not for those making the decisions — they’re still reaping the benefits.  

bc  thinks political decisions usually trump physics, etc.  


BTW:   The unintended consequence was possibly preventing an Israeli-mideast war.  (Not that that result woulda necessarily been much different from what transpired.)