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Re:Russia killed its tech industry by scotty79 on Sunday April 23, 2023 @10:24AM (#35676480)
> However under harsh military rule labor camps work well to produce high tech. German V2-rockets and Curta calculators prove that.

Wasn't also Manhattan Project an example of this?

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Re:Russia killed its tech industry by timonoko on Sunday April 23, 2023 @10:28AM (#35676519)
Yes indeed. But "Science Towns" are really short term solution.
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Re:Russia killed its tech industry by scotty79 on Sunday April 23, 2023 @10:30AM (#35676536)
For secret projects sure ... but something like Silicon Valley makes a lot of sense.
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