I'm really not sure what you're arguing. Military research needs to be funded always, because when war starts, it's too late. Civilian research needs to be fund

I'm really not sure what you're arguing. Military research needs to be funded always, because when war starts, it's too late. Civilian research needs to be funded always, because ... anything else would be insanity. Your original statement was that we shouldn't do military research outside of war. Nothing you've said supports that.