In a message dated 2/22/01 5:21:27 PM Eastern Standard Time,
forcejb@YAHOO.COM writes:
<< The DOD is
NEVER in it for altruistic reasons. I shudder to think
what kind of weapons could be developed if we truly
understood all there is to know about the subatomic
world. In the interest of self-preservation, I submit
that there is some knowledge that is better left
unknown. >>
Often the only way to get public money for pure research is to let the
politicians and general public believe that the research has potential
military benefit. After all Ronald Raygun got all his answers from the good
book and Dubya is the reincarnation of Raygun. In actually I doubt that
particle research has any potential military benefit. Keep that under your
hat though or we may lose Fermi Lab and Brookhaven.