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Should the military not have internet? If laser based internet is better than satellite or microwave or wireless (I assume the military uses these three). Then

• geek_at 2y ago
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  • r14c 2y ago
    That's the interesting paradox of technological development. If it's out of the bag, then it's out of bag, but that cuts both ways. You can never control who will gain access to advancements. Even if you trust the custodians now, you don't know who they will be in the future, &c. Eventually you end up at a fork: either pursue and endless technological arms race or find some way to build lasting cooperative and peaceful relationships. As they say, the surest way to destroy your enemy is to make them your friend. Still a massive challenge, but presumably that's why empires eventually always fail. They don't know how to make friends.
    • ashoeafoot 2y ago
      There are no warrior cultures in space.
    • LoganDark 2y ago
      > As they say, the surest way to destroy your enemy is to make them your friend. Defeat, not destroy. The best way to defeat an enemy is to make them your friend. Destroying someone would not be very friendly (unless they want to be destroyed).
    • dzhiurgis 2y ago
      You cannot control, but you can backdoor