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The amendment makes a very clear distinction between things we create and things we don't and only deals with the latter. So, those projects would not be lumped into what gets released to the public. I'd sure like to know why our government has spent millions upon millions on these things if they don't exist. It's our tax dollars paying for it!
The distinction will be harder to make in real life than in legislation.
You're right! Which is why there's a prededentially appointed panel containing a national security official, foreign service official, sociologist, economist, a scientist or engineer, and professional historian to help make these determinations and whether the information is deemed safe to release. Many great minds to make the decision rather than a single individual.
Edit: Assuming Schumer's amendment passes that is.
You don't have to convince me, except if I were the military I wouldn't trust those guys.
To get a near-peer adversary to spend even more money on nonsense.
UFOs definitely don't exist. First time round we pretended otherwise to get the russians to waste time and money researching bunk.
This time round it's directed at the Chinese.
You mean "probably"
I mean we have definitely not been visited by aliens in spacecraft.
You mean "probably"
UFOs absolutely do exist, but they're definitely not from an alien species.
UFO just means there's a flying object that we don't know what it is. That Chinese spy balloon was a UFO at first.
You mean "probably"
Nope. The chances of an alien civilization knowing we exist is infinitesimal.
So we agree, UFO's are probably not extraterrestrials
Sure, but when people say UFO they don't mean an unidentified flying object, they just mean a UFO.
Is this like how when I say LOL I didn't necessarily laugh out loud for real?
I mean, it's generally a bad idea to make your defense R&D public knowledge.