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Re:Cold War spy technology we all use by papermachete on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @09:57AM (#20757179)
>what these engineers would be doing with their time otherwise

It's illegal for one to R&D one's own weapons and counter-weapons systems at certain functionality. If one wishes to develop cutting edge military technology, one must sadly commit his life to it at the government's approval.

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Re:Cold War spy technology we all use by HNcantBtrustd on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @10:07AM (#20757270)
Erm, to clarify.

Making labor saving inventions, communication, improvements to infrastructure, discovering new science.

I did not mean weapons.

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