Dr. Andrew Huff

earth-based.

It takes a lot of material and the material costs a lot of money.

So I don't think it's happening at a larger scale that people believe.

The more effective geoengineering technology exists are actually satellite-deployed systems, which act as solar shades.

And I don't think any of that exists, but we are putting more things into space all the time.

And a lot of this is either not classified or secret, but

It's not exactly visible either.

So, you know, who knows what people are shooting at.

I say no.

And two reasons.

One, to protect the company.

And also because I wanted to maintain my security clearance in good standing.

And when...

It's not that you can't have foreign relationships, but it becomes more complicated for your reinvestigation in the future if you have relationships with a country like China.

And I've, you know, from a national security perspective, I've always been against what the Chinese have been doing, and that's lying, cheating, and stealing from us.

And we never get anything out of the relationship, it seems.

It's been a very abusive, one-way relationship from the Chinese.

And I knew this going back to my military days.

And...

I had actually been invited to do other collaborative work with the Chinese at other institutions and places I've worked, sort of tied to national security.