Tritium production in the United States is still active in the United States. Currently the Tennessee Valley Authority is producing tritium in one of its nuclear reactors in Eastern Tennessee for the Department of Energy at Oak Ridge.
Powering mobile computing systems for rural schools in India isn't mentioned because the rural school system of India isn't paying for the research - the DoD is.
The problem with the parent post is that war has always been presented cleanly by the media. During World War II, there were no pictures of gore and dead bodies lying everywhere. It was only after almost fifty to sixty years that other combat footage that showed some of the more gruesome sights were showed in the media. I don't think that anyone would deny the fact that the government keeps these sights out of the media to promote morale back home. Having so many cameramen in Vietnam that weren't affiliated with the government and were able to freely broadcast whatever images they chose was partly the reason for so much of the backlash (protests...etc.) back in the States. Nobody's dumb enough to let that happen again.
As a high school student, I had the opportunity to sign up for the NexTech program which is located in Austin, TX. It only lasts for ten days so it may not be exactly what you are looking for. However, it seems like the exposure to the industry would be very insightful. The only drawback (and the reason that I didn't go myself) was the price involved. You are looking at a $2000 price tag just on the program itself. That doesn't include airfare to and from Austin. If you can afford to spend $2000 for ten days and are looking for something that says 'National Leadership Conference' to present to colleges and universities during the college-application process, go for it!
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Tritium production in the United States is still active in the United States. Currently the Tennessee Valley Authority is producing tritium in one of its nuclear reactors in Eastern Tennessee for the Department of Energy at Oak Ridge.
Powering mobile computing systems for rural schools in India isn't mentioned because the rural school system of India isn't paying for the research - the DoD is.
The problem with the parent post is that war has always been presented cleanly by the media. During World War II, there were no pictures of gore and dead bodies lying everywhere. It was only after almost fifty to sixty years that other combat footage that showed some of the more gruesome sights were showed in the media. I don't think that anyone would deny the fact that the government keeps these sights out of the media to promote morale back home. Having so many cameramen in Vietnam that weren't affiliated with the government and were able to freely broadcast whatever images they chose was partly the reason for so much of the backlash (protests...etc.) back in the States. Nobody's dumb enough to let that happen again.
As a high school student, I had the opportunity to sign up for the NexTech program which is located in Austin, TX. It only lasts for ten days so it may not be exactly what you are looking for. However, it seems like the exposure to the industry would be very insightful. The only drawback (and the reason that I didn't go myself) was the price involved. You are looking at a $2000 price tag just on the program itself. That doesn't include airfare to and from Austin. If you can afford to spend $2000 for ten days and are looking for something that says 'National Leadership Conference' to present to colleges and universities during the college-application process, go for it!