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minus-squarezaphod@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 year ago politicians suddenly got very worried about actual scientific competitiveness and winning a competitive race on something other than bombs. They just feared possible military applications and didn’t want to fall behind.
minus-squarepsmgx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoAye. Was a dick wagging competition, but the subtext was “we can do this with ICBMs and their countermeasures”.
minus-squareHakFoo@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoPoint completely taken, but they at least managed to provide some window-dressing that they were advancing the state of science and knowledge.
minus-squarezaphod@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year ago advancing the state of science and knowledge I mean they did, and then they used it to build arms.
They just feared possible military applications and didn’t want to fall behind.
Aye. Was a dick wagging competition, but the subtext was “we can do this with ICBMs and their countermeasures”.
Point completely taken, but they at least managed to provide some window-dressing that they were advancing the state of science and knowledge.
I mean they did, and then they used it to build arms.