We need to hide our scientists from plain view

 

Israel has taken out Nuclear scientists of Iran with impunity. She has also taken out military commanders as well. Earlier, US has taken out one military commander of Iran.

Our ISRO scientist Mr Nambi Narayan was clumsily put into jail by machinations of foreign powers which did not like to countenance our rapid march in Space exploration. And after that unfortunate and unlawful incarceration of Mr Nambi Narayan, India's space exploration went back many, many years.

But now subtle ways aren't employed anymore to remove scientists engaged in specialised work: such scientists as are almost irreplaceable. A missile just goes through their windows and vapourises them. 

Can we afford to keep our scientists engaged in space and nuke research in plain sight? That the the enemy take them out with impunity? They must be withdrawn from public view as quickly as possible. Their social media profiles must be obliterated, their work profile must be made inaccessible to all except those who need to know. I have seen social media platforms where young scientists, in their naivete, boast that they are working in such and such critical project. Such mindset has to change.

We have to put a veil over the digital profiles of our scientists and and a hardened shield over their persona.

And there is no time to lose. We don't know when our discoveries and explorations will reach such a critical mass as would persuade some foreign to strike.