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Re:Latvia wants permanent U.S. troops, foreign minister tell... by machiaweliczny on Monday March 07, 2022 @01:21PM (#30591361)
The self driving cars, IT infra, logistics, social media, robots and rockets are all related to military needs and funding.

The whole investment in computers is so bombs can be more precise.

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Re:Latvia wants permanent U.S. troops, foreign minister tell... by michaelt on Monday March 07, 2022 @02:09PM (#30591998)
Post-cold-war, progress in things like IT infrastructure have been driven much more by the private sector than by military needs.

Look at rocketry for example. The moment the impetus of a serious threat is gone, the US decided to put all their space money into a useless boondoggle that was more about spreading the pork around into the right congressional districts than seriously advancing rocketry or space exploration.

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