Assuming nation states don't hoard what could be considered to be a long term strategic advantage. My fear would be that the West, in paroxysms of misguided eq

Assuming nation states don't hoard what could be considered to be a long term strategic advantage. My fear would be that the West, in paroxysms of misguided equal-outcomes ideology, ban genetic improvements - whereas China mandates it, and bans its availability to outsiders, setting themselves up for a long-term fundamental advantage which we might never be able to overcome. In a sense, it doesn't matter what the West "decides". If China et al have this technology - and they do - and if they decide to exploit it - and they will - we have no real choice but to follow, or face our inevitable and profound outcompetition in the medium to long term.