That's funny. Not at all related but the Sidewinder heat-seeking missile got its budget from the fuses department, because it was "an intelligent fuse". (That's

That's funny. Not at all related but the Sidewinder heat-seeking missile got its budget from the fuses department, because it was "an intelligent fuse". (That's where it got its budget, but formally it was sold to management as "a rocket with fire control inside" because China Lake was allowed to work on rockets and fire control – they were expressly forbidden to work on guided missiles.)