Niw that trump is president:
What does it mean for the labs
Could the money be cut for DOGE,
Could the labs only focus on weapons
Would the labs work on ways to invade Greenland
Would all alternative energy research cease?
Would DEI be cut
Will strange new rules be implemented
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Could the money be cut for DOGE,
- the money will be cut BY DOGE, not for them
Could the labs only focus on weapons
- that would waste expertise developed
Would the labs work on ways to invade Greenland
- OK, Silly question, do you think the military is going to blind them with NIF?
Would all alternative energy research cease?
- If it can be done better in the private sector it might go there. Develop the science at the lab and transfer it to the private sector.
Would DEI be cut
- The executive order is out, it dies a quick death
Will strange new rules be implemented
- Like merit based productivity, real science?
Honestly, if DOGE came into the labs and mandated a cut of 50% of managers and useless regulatory compliance and support staff, which is about 3/4 of the labs at this point, not only would cost go down but actual work output would soar. We all know this is the truth.
Los Alamos has always focused on weapons. Look at the yearly budget. It is silly to suggest there will be a change.
Greenland has large deposits of rare earth minerals, found in association with uranium, it could be extremely valuable:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kvanefjeld
Greenland's government has blocked development of this,
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/greenland-bans-uranium-mining-halting-rare-earths-project-2021-11-10/
https://newint.org/mining/2025/greenland-being-held-ransom
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250121-the-enormous-challenge-of-mining-greenland
Whatever happens, it will not be good. The purpose of National Labs are for ground breaking research. A president who is anti-science and reactionary is going to do harm.
7:05 is absolutely correct. DOE and NNSA bureaucracy is legendary for its waste and outright stupidity. You could gut the Forrestal and area offices along with at least half of the managers in the DOE labs and not only would productivity soar, but morale would improve too.
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