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"When I watch that simulation I am horrified. I also think to myself, this technology is more likely to diminish American security than to enhance it." Quite s
by arbuge 14y ago
"When I watch that simulation I am horrified. I also think to myself, this technology is more likely to diminish American security than to enhance it."
Quite so, but that's no argument for the US not working on it anyway. The enemy will have it eventually no matter what. We might as well have it too.
- corresation 14y agoSomehow this made me think of the Indiana Jones / Tomb Raider movies: In both if the protagonist simply stayed uninvolved the various artifacts would never have been found. It is often the way with US military (perhaps replace never with "not for much longer"): Most enemy and potential enemy designs and innovations are the direct result of espionage on the efforts of the US.
- blake8086 14y agoWhat is this "we" you speak of?
- dchichkov 14y agoCivilized humanity? As in the opposite to fundamentalists?
- CapitalistCartr 14y agoYeah, not really. I'm a proud American citizen; I spent six years in the US Air Force. But I have no illusions as to our military, and the uses to which our Congress puts it, as representing "Civilized humanity, . . . the opposite to fundamentalists". We spend about as much money as the rest of the World put together on our military, and have a force about equal to the rest of the World put together. This allows us to live in a unique position in history. We can assume our safety from the horrors most of humanity have experienced; we can go about our daily lives without concern for dire, hellish possibilities. It allows us to plan for, and save for, lesser emergencies only. As a WASP male I am incredibly fortunate to live in the time and place I do. But we aren't somehow superior to our enemies because of this stroke of luck.
- dchichkov 14y agoWe are making investments into science and technology. For example, technology that protects biosphere on earth from complete extinction by an asteroid strike. Countries with fundamental regimes, generally do not. Good enough?
- sliverstorm 14y agoBut sticking our heads in the sand is so comforting!
- nathan_long 14y agoI find your argument both compelling and horrifying. Especially thinking as a citizen, where the "we" is my government, which employs many, many people, not all of whom are trustworthy.