tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1030220433025894048.post5138848780469720157..comments2023-11-03T08:02:25.369-04:00Comments on AmericanScience: A Team Blog: US Geologists Discover Soviet Documents, Lithium Exploitation Ensues.David Roth Singermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841041983824755867noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1030220433025894048.post-66580592477787106232010-06-14T20:02:29.387-04:002010-06-14T20:02:29.387-04:00I heard this on NPR. Also pitched as a 'solut...I heard this on NPR. Also pitched as a 'solution.' I thought, "yes, let's see, resource extraction overseen by a military occupying power...nope, can't imagine any problems with that!"Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11735138318807501679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1030220433025894048.post-84879106554850236722010-06-14T16:18:54.017-04:002010-06-14T16:18:54.017-04:00I think you're right on the money, Emily. Than...I think you're right on the money, Emily. Thanks for commenting.<br /><br />The Times story pitches this---as the Pentagon probably pitched it---as a kind of potential solution to the Afghan crisis. Yet great mineral wealth in an unstable region hardly seems like a panacea. Quite the contrary: between environmental disaster and exacerbated civil strife, such a discovery could have all manner of bad turnings.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05217832960135325575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1030220433025894048.post-67242884898408966362010-06-14T11:54:27.632-04:002010-06-14T11:54:27.632-04:00Dan, I agree. This story is fascinating on so man...Dan, I agree. This story is fascinating on so many levels. Hopefully there will be a fuller follow up article, including some more detail about the geologists who found the charts.<br /><br />Although it's also quite alarming to imagine some of the possible outcomes for the environmental health of the nation now.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430613012546575890noreply@blogger.com