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Note that the description above doesn't match the Wikipedia article: it wasn't "bogus patents", it was a full fledged research program.
by trasz 5y ago
Note that the description above doesn't match the Wikipedia article: it wasn't "bogus patents", it was a full fledged research program.
- handrous 5y agoIt reads like it's the outcome of the Soviets doing this successfully. The US spent resources on a bunch of BS (a full-fledged research program) because the Soviets got the US to believe they were taking it seriously and had achieved results.
- heavyset_go 5y agoRight, the Soviets successfully caused the US to spend time and resources on a full fledged research program based on rumors about Soviet psychic spies.