This post is not intended to be completely humorous. It is accidentally humorous in that it speaks of typical human behavior, the unfathomable (and expensive) cost of design errors, our obsession with being the most powerful country in the world (because no country trusts any other country, right?). I've had some fun at the expense of DARPA - it would appear that they have launched another stunning white elephant. Admittedly, no new innovation is without its bugs and some need for testing and refinement.
It makes me wonder -- if all of the world's nations could invest a portion or their respective defense and weapons development budgets in a mechanism to engender international trust through some system of accountability and consequences, then perhaps we could save enough of a fortune to invest in education, entrepreneurship and building a sustainable, peaceful and prosperous civilization. We are more obsessed with the notion of developing lethal pre-emptive strike capabilities (as quickly as possible) than we are about improving the quality of life.
The saddening irony here is that without working toward a decent quality of life (a flourishing economy, ripe with innovation productivity, growth, education, an improved standard of living, better healthcare, a less toxic environment, more time for leisure and social interaction with other members of our species -- as well as with the occasional dolphin --), what are we defending?
You may read more about this at http://douglascastle1.wordpress.com/2011/08/12/americas-secret-weapon/
Douglas E Castle
Chairman
TNNWC Group, LLC
http://aboutDouglasCastle.blogspot.com and http://www.LinkedIn.com/in/douglascastle
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