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Rather hypocritical since the best Supercomputers in the US are often used for military purposes. For example the ones at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
by poxwole 6y ago
Rather hypocritical since the best Supercomputers in the US are often used for military purposes. For example the ones at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- kube-system 6y agoThe entire point of sanctions is to exert a strategic influence over a rival. > “Supercomputing capabilities are vital for the development of many – perhaps almost all – modern weapons and national security systems, such as nuclear weapons and hypersonic weapons, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said in a statement.
- trynumber9 6y agoAnd? The US prohibited the export of all sorts of products to the Soviet Union because of their potential military applications. Why was China be exempt from these restrictions? China is still a one party, communist state. Perhaps they realized this fact again after the Hong Kong and Xinjiang crackdowns.
- mike_d 6y agoI doubt hypocrisy has ever seriously factored into a single geopolitical decision of any country. Interactions between nation-states are always driven by self interest. There is zero benefit in acting any differently.
- king_magic 6y agoI think it'd be a lot more hypocritical if the US was actively locking millions of people up into concentration camps.
- Google4567 6y agoWhat do you call the 3 million in US prisons and slave-wage prison labor?
- mlindner 6y agoI mean there's nothing hypocritical here. What you said is like saying "in a war shooting the opposing side is hypocritical since you aren't shooting your own soldiers". Obviously you only penalize one side.