Reply To: NIMBY FUD

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The article was good, if a bit tokamak-heavy, and the collaboration with Azad University could lead to some interesting developments, but there are a few qualifications.

LPP is wading out into a sea full of hungry sharks, and I refer to the political situation. Despite the fact that Persians are in the main a decent and honorable people, their current government is on the U.S. “bad boy list” over the nuclear power/uranium enrichment/bomb business. There are those here who would like nothing more than to smash Iran back to the stone age, even though the uranium enrichment is only a smokescreen for the real reason. They have a vested interest in maintaining the tension, and the LPP collaboration with a Persian university has the potential of knocking the props out from under their arguments and spoiling their game. They may wish to fight to preserve their leverage. The sharks, you see.

I hope my reservations are unwarranted. I would only advise extreme caution — trouble could come from unexpected quarters.

I must say, though, that you did put a smile on my face.