Illuminati0n
spontaneously combusting since 1988
What is the issue on the table here? If it is as Illuminati0n suggests, that the "government" would NOT indulge in hiding the issue, when he says:
then I would suggest it is his contention that is laughable. Government would, whether it is a real government, a 'governed' government (whatever THAT is), a shadow government, or a government within a government, it is perfectly reasonable to expect 'them' to engage in such behavior.
It is also perfectly reasonable for them to study the issue so they would know whether the populace would be frightened and over-react. It's not enough to conjecture that maybe everyone would think 'Wow! COOL!' Maybe not. That's simplistic conjecture. That's why you hire corporations like RAND to actually study the issue, apply the statistical method, and actually have some substantive conclusions to present. Since we have one such report in hand (above) it's not a matter of claiming they wouldn't because they did and we have it in hand. As far as that contention is concerned: Case closed.
Wait. I TOTALLY think the "government" would hide information on this topic, 100% and i think they do. But definently not because it would scare us, thats self righteous backwash. Nor do i think the "government" has any real information to disclose. I dont think a President has access to this information. If a President doesnt have access to it then how is a government going to have disclosure? Thus, how can there be any "government disclosure"?. I think the more appropriate term would be "people in the know disclosure".