From: David McFadzean (david@lucifer.com)
Date: Wed Dec 17 2003 - 12:29:45 MST
> After the seminar, I happen to bump into Drexler and have a rare
> opportunity to speak with him alone. I bring up the possibility that
> there could be a secret military project to develop nanoassemblers,
> and the current government position in the nanotech debate is a
> disinformation program.
>
> Following the briefest of pauses, Drexler looks me in the eye and
> replies in the same high, clear voice I'd heard him use during the
> panel discussion, "Those things are hard to know about." He still has
> his game face on.
Drexler is right of course, a govt conspiracy of this sort would be
difficult to discover. Even if it existed, it is unlikely they would
be retaining Drexler or the Foresight Institute, especially given
their articulated views on openess in research.
It is sad, but I think the Drexler and the FI will have to move to
another country if they want the funding they deserve.
David
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