Nicholson says that even
if research
agencies under Trump avoid research into geoengineering techniques such as albedo modification, the U.S.
intelligence community might remain interested, especially in whether
other countries are pursuing their own planetary cooling technologies, which could affect many nations.
The
agencies said that
if implemented as written, the provision would have failed to accomplish fully its intended purpose of allowing the disclosure of protected health information to officials carrying out
intelligence and national security activities
other than law enforcement activities.