> What people say about the US government being ahead of the commercially available technology curve is certainly true.
Is that what they say?
Is that what they say?
And that isn't even the half of it.
People tend to forget that the US government will pay out the wazoo to achieve things that are one-time successes.
Consider things like Operation IVY BELLS, or Project Azorian.
Now consider that same mindset applied to a long term investment. The possibilities are pretty limitless.