Darpa invests $100M in a silicon compiler

Re:Darpa invests $100M in a silicon compiler by riku_iki on Friday June 29, 2018 @06:17PM (#17428278)

> , (I think we're around 5th). Soft power remains our major advantage. Not that bad when you consider our outsize role in world military affairs. > https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2015/06/25/the-bi....

Your link says US is 4th in list of selected countries, not in the world. On this page US not in the top: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_...

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Re:Darpa invests $100M in a silicon compiler by GW150914 on Friday June 29, 2018 @06:41PM (#17428397)

That’s as a % of GDP, and says more about the GDP than the military spending. The US is number 1 in total military spending many times over any other country in absolute terms.

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Re:Darpa invests $100M in a silicon compiler by riku_iki on Friday June 29, 2018 @06:57PM (#17428479)

Sure, as number 1 in nominal GDP.

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