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Xyrus2000 t1_jab92j5 wrote

Is this the same "little-known scientific team" that brought us "Saddam is buying yellowcake!" and "Saddam has mobile weapons labs'?

The DoE's track record on intelligence leaves bit to be desired. :P

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AwesomeBrainPowers t1_jabag62 wrote

I'm pretty sure that's why the "confidence level" system was introduced.

It's worth repeating (again and again) that this DoE report was categorized as "low confidence", which should mean only slightly more than absolutely nothing at all.

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somereallyfungi t1_jackdi8 wrote

But saying anything is infinitely more than saying nothing. Like, mathematically

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