DARPA helps drives technological progress in the US forward. If the EU wants to create a similar agency, key changes will be needed.

  • WestBromwich
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    3 hours ago

    Military R&D has created good technology though, like the internet, and GPS. Both of these obviously benefit civilians.

    Also maybe Europe needs to be more serious about defence and military capabilities, especially if Trump weakens NATO. Macron said yesterday that Europe needs to stop being “herbivores” and start being “omnivores”, otherwise the world’s “carnivores” will push Europe around.

    • CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 hour ago

      You’re missing my point. I even stated that the block would benefit from a concentration of military development instead of each nation’s own industries with occasional transnational cooperative projects.

      My point is that I don’t want to simply replicate the U.S. american.military industrial complex and focus more on civilian issues first. Military must stay a means of defense, not a means in andof itself as I often have the impression of the U.S. military is.