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minus-squarezaphod@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 months ago politicians suddenly got very worried about actual scientific competitiveness and winning a competitive race on something other than bombs. They just feared possible military applications and didn’t want to fall behind.
minus-squareHakFoo@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoPoint completely taken, but they at least managed to provide some window-dressing that they were advancing the state of science and knowledge.
minus-squarezaphod@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months ago advancing the state of science and knowledge I mean they did, and then they used it to build arms.
They just feared possible military applications and didn’t want to fall behind.
Point completely taken, but they at least managed to provide some window-dressing that they were advancing the state of science and knowledge.
I mean they did, and then they used it to build arms.