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on Saturday April 11 2015, @09:42AM
from the US-Military--and/or--the-Military-Industrial-Complex? dept.
from the US-Military--and/or--the-Military-Industrial-Complex? dept.
I guess we have all seen all those wonderful toys coming from China. Technologies unimaginable a few years ago, like quadricopters and microminiature concealed cameras. It looks like the US Military is taking notice.
Other countries (such as China) build our stuff, understand how it works, and have found out how to make it very inexpensively. A remote-controlled drone was once the exclusive domain of law enforcement... now just about anyone who wants one can buy one.
Yup, it looks like the-powers-that-be are realizing their cats are getting out of the bag...
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(Score: 2) by kaszz on Saturday April 11 2015, @05:26PM
Perhaps there's better alternatives to US based multinational moneyed middlemen (MMM). Like the Russki cleptocracy where if your business looks nice one of the government confidante will just grab it. Or the Chinese one party system where anyone charged with a crime is automatically guilty. Also run by a tight group that will just take what they want from you more or less.
So while MMM sucks, the alternatives is perhaps even worse. The big conundrum is whether the MMM will get that their dominance is being undermined by their own actions or if reality will bite them before they take action.
What US needs to do is to make sure that any talented student within STEM has all obstacles removed without exception. And that there's Blue skies research funding awaiting after graduation. Make sure these students don't need to do anything but being the best talent.