It's a very complex topic. But clearly any country heavily invested in and reliant on technology must include a significant fraction of tech/science literate le

It's a very complex topic. But clearly any country heavily invested in and reliant on technology must include a significant fraction of tech/science literate leaders ... an actual requirement for (half of?) any state's Congress-critters. To whatever extent 'terrorism' is a real threat (and not just an excuse to maintain the military budget), many other dangers like pandemics and an EMP event and climate change were outlined decades ago. F-35s and aircraft carriers and hundreds of military bases won't cut it against them. Nor will faith.