Great, now I can't envision the NAIS being anything more than Mythbusters on steroids.
I now imagine a cute redhead gal with goggles, face blackened from smoke walking out and murmuring to a tri-vid camera.
"Okay good news, there
is some potential for this high explosive autocannon powder. The bad news is it won't work under idea #333a-7a."
This lady's experiment became the foundation to the HVAC somewhere down the line. >:D
And the Chancellor originally scoffed at getting the Death Commandos a decent cable provider!