Quote Originally Posted by bu villain View Post
It's definitely valid to debate how much we should spend on these new technologies but it's unfair to completely dismiss it as a waste in my opinion. I think of it as R&D. If we can improve these technology and get it down to a level competitive with oil, that would be a huge benefit to our national security which is definitely in the military's scope. But, you have to invest money upfront to develop these new technologies.

I agree, but at 20 mil per test its a little steep. R&D can be done in MUCH smaller batches.