Any sufficiently advanced technology will be purposed for military use. This will be purposed for Intelligence and Reconnaissance use if it fills a niche they need filled.
[1] interplanetary on my part, but I have no illusions that our funders didn't have further intraplanetary applications in mind. I was young and needed the money.
[2] https://www.wassenaar.org/app/uploads/2019/12/WA-DOC-19-PUB-...
(as far as watching bunkers being dug, I'm pretty sure LIDAR already gives a much cleaner signal)
That PDF is a gold mine by the way.
> as far as watching bunkers being dug, I'm pretty sure LIDAR already gives a much cleaner signal
The proposed applications are probably nothing more than something to get the ball rolling but can already be done very effectively today. I hesitate to be overly skeptical because an atmospheric panopticon would probably have more applications than they would imagine or dare to propose themselves.