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A Boring Dystopia
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They just feared possible military applications and didn't want to fall behind.
Aye. Was a dick wagging competition, but the subtext was "we can do this with ICBMs and their countermeasures".
Point completely taken, but they at least managed to provide some window-dressing that they were advancing the state of science and knowledge.
I mean they did, and then they used it to build arms.