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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink12•8 months ago politicians suddenly got very worried about actual scientific competitiveness and winning a competitive race on something other than bombs. They just feared possible military applications and didn’t want to fall behind.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•8 months agoAye. Was a dick wagging competition, but the subtext was “we can do this with ICBMs and their countermeasures”.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•8 months agoPoint completely taken, but they at least managed to provide some window-dressing that they were advancing the state of science and knowledge.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•8 months ago advancing the state of science and knowledge I mean they did, and then they used it to build arms.
They just feared possible military applications and didn’t want to fall behind.
Aye. Was a dick wagging competition, but the subtext was “we can do this with ICBMs and their countermeasures”.
Point completely taken, but they at least managed to provide some window-dressing that they were advancing the state of science and knowledge.
I mean they did, and then they used it to build arms.