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Well DARPA also does defensive work which is meant to deter and protect lives. Also the Internet was a defensive project by DARPA to enable better communication across the country in case of a emergency. Just reading a book on DARPA, what about projects like creating better artificial limbs for wounded soldiers?

Not saying DARPA is all saint like and all but a lot of their project are meant at protecting and saving lives (heck they are funding energy research to avoid wars based on oil etc)

Just going to say without military spending we wouldn't have a lot of great things. A non military way of funding these things would be even better.




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