FWIW defense spending during the WWII and the Cold War did wonders to spur technical innovation. Silicon Valley in fact was a product of WWII defense activities (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley).
While I don't necessarily agree with the end product and how it will be used, I say defense spending like this is ultimately good for the tech sector. It's funding innovation that wouldn't otherwise get funded and creates lots of attractive jobs in technology that will hopefully bring more people to the field.
While I don't necessarily agree with the end product and how it will be used, I say defense spending like this is ultimately good for the tech sector. It's funding innovation that wouldn't otherwise get funded and creates lots of attractive jobs in technology that will hopefully bring more people to the field.
We may not have even had the microwave oven today if it wasn't for defense spending on radar technology (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microwave_oven#Discovery).