Many abandoned technologies show up later. Kodak invented digital photography and abandoned. Years later Japs develop and all but destroy Kodak. Mag Lev, etc.
I remember when F-117 was revealed. The world was shocked.
Patriot Missile as anti-ballistic missile system in GW 1. That's not something it was capable of when it was originally fielded in early 80s. My buds were mostly in the intel community and even at their level (BN and RGTM) they always told me if we ever got in a serious war with a near peer adversary you would see some seriously sci-fi shit. We have not fought a near peer adversary since WW 2.
Many abandoned technologies show up later. Kodak invented digital photography and abandoned. Years later Japs develop and all but destroy Kodak. Mag Lev, etc.
I remember when F-117 was revealed. The world was shocked.
Patriot Missile as anti-ballistic missile system in GW 1. That's not something it was capable of when it was originally fielded in early 80s. My buds were mostly in the intel community and even at their level (BN and RGTM) they always told me if we ever got in a serious war with a near peer adversary you would see some seriously sci-fi shit. We have not fought a near peer adversary since WW 2.