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bulshoy2 t1_jbf4joy wrote

Reply to comment by burid00f in Sudbury SNOLAB makes scientific breakthrough in monitoring nuclear power by Maldor95

The DoD, being American, has zero influence on a Canadian research facility.

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burid00f t1_jbfcv9c wrote

I was being tongue in cheek, but if you think the American DoD has no influence on Canadian research, that's a... thought one can have.

The point of the joke, if you missed it, is that this research has potential the US would be interested in. I'm not funny so clearly it failed, but I promise you there's a meme format for it.

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Tambe t1_jboz35o wrote

The principle behind applying this research towards homeland security is well-known, and the DoD actually have backed a neutrino detector dedicated to non-proliferation and monitoring called "Watchman".

Interestingly, OP is correct in that the American has no interest or influence on the experiment in the article. In fact, the SNO+ experiment (backed primarily by Canada and the UK) is actively competing with other upcoming American-led experiments backed by the DOE and DOD.

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burid00f t1_jbp595m wrote

I guess I learned a fair bit today. Appreciate the info. I hope the person I commented on didn't think I was trolling.

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