military expansion into real territory and economic territory have some similarities; civilian economic activity produces goods and services (and culture) while military simply consumes, at least.
cage the beast
edit in fairness, some technology from dot-mil is quite good, and this forum is an indirect descendant of that. Dot-mil, in return for ample budgets and long timelines, brings tech back to civilian purposes, including addressing Climate and related. So, partnering with good limits, not blank checks, seems productive and appropriate. Dot-mil can pay society for producing and enriching them.
cage the beast
edit in fairness, some technology from dot-mil is quite good, and this forum is an indirect descendant of that. Dot-mil, in return for ample budgets and long timelines, brings tech back to civilian purposes, including addressing Climate and related. So, partnering with good limits, not blank checks, seems productive and appropriate. Dot-mil can pay society for producing and enriching them.