Update on House Committee on Armed Services LENR Directive

WALTER B. JONES

Sept. 27, 2016 – By Steven B. Krivit –

On May 11, 2016, New Energy Times reported that, on May 4, the U.S. House Committee on Armed Services directed the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing on low-energy nuclear reactions (LENRs). The briefing was to occur by Sept. 22. Several news outlets, including New Scientist and the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., have incorrectly reported facts about this briefing.

New Energy Times spoke with Nick Mikula, the press secretary for the committee today. Mikula confirmed that the LENR briefing is not part of the “Department of Defense Laboratories: Innovation Through Science and Engineering in Support of Military Operations” hearing, scheduled for tomorrow.

Mikula does not know when the LENR briefing will take place; however, he emphasized important distinctions between briefings and hearings. Briefings are informal and are not open to the public. Hearings involve significant advance preparation and are open to the public. Mikula also told New Energy Times that the briefing was unlikely to result in any public document or announcement.

The LENR directive was sponsored by North Carolina Republican congressman Walter B. Jones. New Energy Times spoke today with Allison Tucker, the communications director for Jones’ office. Tucker did not know when the briefing would take place or who would provide it.