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Re:The Air Force is having to reverse engineer parts of its ... by jandrese on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @06:08PM (#26336132)
People assuming the worst mostly. US intelligence used to always overestimate Soviet capabilities too. Usually by a large margin.

It’s a bit terrifying when you realize that the people at the top don’t know what they are doing either. Much of the world runs on guesswork and inertia. This is also true of most companies.

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Re:The Air Force is having to reverse engineer parts of its ... by ClumsyPilot on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @07:39PM (#26337066)
"It’s a bit terrifying when you realize that the people at the top don’t know what they are doing either. Much of the world runs on guesswork and inertia."

In my early 20's this 'discovery' shocked me

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Re:The Air Force is having to reverse engineer parts of its ... by csunbird on Thursday March 04, 2021 @07:00AM (#26341325)
Yeah, as an adult in late twenties, I am realizing this fact as well. Nobody has any idea on what they are doing, world is in chaos.
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