Space has either already been militarized or

[Saint in Paradise]

at the very least very close to being so and could potentially already be in it's final stages. We just don't know...

 

There seems to be a good deal of confusion with regards to the definition of "High-Tech". More often than not people view the latest retail consumer gadgets as such and not understand what real State-Of-The-Art-High-technology is. Although admittedly what most civilians have access to these days such as Thumb-Drives-Flash-drives, Cell phones, I-pads-Think pads etc etc etc, these devices most often contain more computing power and memory per square inch than existed in the entire planet before the 1970s. Not to mention what we used to get to the moon.

 

So depending on ones perspective, yes they can be viewed in that manner, However the rule of thumb is that what we as civilians know of and or use that is available to the general public is about 30 to 40 years behind what the various secret Black Budget projects are working on and have already developed.

 

Keep that in mind!

 

Link to full article and others :-

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread663600/pg1

 

I expect some won't like this and try and hi-jack the thread.

[Verbal]

Taking your own timeline, the military would have come up with the technology equivalent to that necessary to produce the iPad in 1971. I don't think so.

[Deppo]

I expect some won't like this and try and hi-jack the thread.

 

That's a good caveat to open up with in order to dismiss criticism without ever having to engage with it. I might try that one myself.

[Deppo]

Taking your own timeline, the military would have come up with the technology equivalent to that necessary to produce the iPad in 1971. I don't think so.

 

Stop trying to hi-jack the thread.

[buctootim]

Innovation works both ways. Some technology has flowed from the military to civilian - eg GPS but in many cases the reverse is true. The Army's Bowman radio system is basic compared to something as simple as a blackberry. I remember seeing one of the Apollo space capsules and thinking how primitive it was, not that much different to 1960s car.

[Verbal]

Stop trying to hi-jack the thread.

 

Then there's the utter crap uselessness of some space-military technology. In the early days of the Apollo programme, the Americans spent millions trying the develop a pen that would work in the weightlessness of space. The Russians took a pencil.

[Al de Man]

Then there's the utter crap uselessness of some space-military technology. In the early days of the Apollo programme, the Americans spent millions trying the develop a pen that would work in the weightlessness of space. The Russians took a pencil.

 

That's a myth.

 

http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/spacepen.asp

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=fact-or-fiction-nasa-spen

http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/spacepen.html

[Verbal]

That's a myth.

 

http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/spacepen.asp

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=fact-or-fiction-nasa-spen

http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/spacepen.html

 

I was hi-jacking the thread.

[Crab Lungs]

Then there's the utter crap uselessness of some space-military technology. In the early days of the Apollo programme, the Americans spent millions trying the develop a pen that would work in the weightlessness of space. The Russians took a pencil.

 

Lol, yes, I remember that. Well, not remember it, but heard about that.

 

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Anyway, Saint in Paradise, very interesting topic. I think you're right that people sometimes can't see beyond the latest 'public' release or technological advancement. The fact of the matter is, they probably already have iPhone 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and more ready to roll.

 

That would make perfect commercial sense as well; you don't just jump to iPhone 10 but just release one at a time, bit by bit, and squeeze every little bit of milk from the proverbial cash cow.

 

As for what the military have, I cannot imagine. I, like many, have probably read and heard a lot of theories and supposed 'inside knowledge' and whilst I try not to believe any one person, I do believe that they have mind binding technology we've never been exposed to.

 

Besides, they're probably back-engineering hundreds of alien craft as we speak...

[Verbal]

The Americans tried figuring out how to protect the solid-state electronics in their military aircraft from being fried from the electro-magnetic forces unleashed in a nuclear blast. The Russians flew their planes with the 1930s technology of valves, which were immune.

 

I speak as a secret member of the military-industrial complex.

Edited 19 February, 2011 by Verbal

[Verbal]

That last one's true, by the way. Try googling 'Foxbat' and 'Japan'.

[RedAndWhite91]

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