The EU falls short of the research funding levels called for and is at a clear disadvantage compared to South Korea, the United States, and Japan.

The EU falls short of the research funding levels called for and is at a clear disadvantage compared to South Korea, the United States, and Japan.

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    • howrar@lemmy.ca
      17·
      1 month ago

      To be fair, a good chunk of the US military budget does go towards scientific research. It’s just not public.

        • henfredemars@infosec.pubEnglish
          6·
          1 month ago

          Agree, but you still might be surprised. Back in high school I was paid minimum wage to catch bugs with a butterfly net for a few hours a day, for a team of biologists studying insect behavior. It was funded by the military, but the research was incredibly basic and far off from being directly usable in a military application.

    • ahornsirup@sopuli.xyz
      41·
      1 month ago

      Sure. Now convince Russia and China to go first, because I’d rather not sacrifice Ukraine and Taiwan and quite possibly the Baltic states.

      • awwwyissss@lemm.ee
        3·
        1 month ago

        And Kazakhstan, and Moldova, and who knows where else if they can spin their genocide in Ukraine as a success and keep going.