> distract them into spending time and resources looking into these crazy ideas. Admiral A: What happens if they actually discover something groundbreaking? A

> distract them into spending time and resources looking into these crazy ideas. Admiral A: What happens if they actually discover something groundbreaking? Admiral B: Oh uh, we better have our people work on it too, just in case there's something there, so we're not left in the dust in case the other people find something first.