This event focused the nation's attention on the problem of government secrecy fostering illegal and immoral behavior and it has been suggested by the political scientist Ira H. Carmen that this motivated the scientists at the Asilomar Conference to bring science into the public eye to ensure that they would not be accused of a cover-up.
这一事件将国家的注意力集中在政府保密促进非法和不道德行为的问题上，政治科学家伊拉·卡门（Ira H. Carmen）建议，这促使阿西罗马会议的科学家把科学纳入公众的眼中，以确保他们不会被掩盖而受指控。