Quote Originally Posted by GoldenBoy812
Rockets, fission, fiber optics, satellite communication, the internet, and highway systems are absolute pillars of our advanced society. All of which came by way of military R&D funding.
I see your point that many of these developments would've been much harder or non-existant without Military R&D funding. I find it interesting about highways, I knew highways are given first priority to military personnel but I didn't think the funding for the original interstate design came directly from the military. Tp think the military industrial complex is such a necessary evil in terms of innovation....