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So many of our innovations come out of the military though. Yes its sad we don't do that sort of research in different circumstances, but its an incredible moti

So many of our innovations come out of the military though. Yes its sad we don't do that sort of research in different circumstances, but its an incredible motivating and driving force to get things done

SiempreViernes 4y ago
The military mainly funds military innovations and that's the only area where they are the unique provider of solutions. Too bad things like radar absorbing coating or pre-fragmentation of shells are useless for civilians. Famous innovations from ww2 like radio, radar, and computers all had civilian precursors that were then expediently targeted with funding to develop further. That is not really a testimony to the unusual innovation powers of the military, it's a statement about the political power of war as a means to concentrate resources.