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>NSA or whoever essentially burned money without getting any more powerful. If you are an American that was your money. It's not good to simply burn it up.
by wang_li 9y ago
>NSA or whoever essentially burned money without getting any more powerful.
If you are an American that was your money. It's not good to simply burn it up.
- dooglius 9y agoTrue, but de-funding of the military-industrial complex was not a potential outcome of the launch. My point is that I consider this outcome preferable both to failed launch + failed payload and to successful launch + successful payload.
- elif 9y agoWhen the alternative is investing it in compromising my own security and freedom, bring on the bonfire IMO.
- wang_li 9y agoWhat if I tell you the alternative is that they'll just get funding to try again. They successfully made the case that building and launching this satellite was necessary. Presumably the same argument will apply.