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You can employ as many engineers as you want but if you compartilize them enough and separate key processes to a very small group of people (Dutch citizens or w
by seanmcdirmid 3mo ago
You can employ as many engineers as you want but if you compartilize them enough and separate key processes to a very small group of people (Dutch citizens or whatever, maybe military), you can actually protect the process as a whole.
It’s not like a nuclear bomb that even high school students can even figure out how to make without much help.
- don_esteban 3mo agoThe thing is that an expert in the area does not need the detailed how-to guide/complete description of the process. Few hints here and there can help to get over the key hurdles, with most other steps either a general knowledge for the experts, or analogues can be independently developed without too much trouble. Yes, the result is not the same, but actually developing indigenous expertise is the key required component anyway,
- seanmcdirmid 3mo agoChina has a lot of bits and pieces of process but they are spending time to figure out how to put them together along with a few key locked up secrets that you just can’t get with smarts alone. They will definitely get there, but don’t be surprised if they come up with a very different solution because being derivative just wasn’t an option