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The same effort can be put into inventing these in the absence of conflict. You do need funding and you do need urgency, but that's a question of national will.

• kbutler 8y ago
  ...and war seems to be the most effective source of national will.
• stordoff 8y ago
  Unfortunately, it (often) _isn't_. I'd love to live in that world, but it doesn't seem realistic.