The Russian Military Is a Driving Force in the Economy

The Russian military has always been a great driving force of science and innovation. It's not wise to go around inquiring into this, because as Wall Street Journal found, it can be construed as espionage. But your listeners should bear in mind that the military is without doubt playing a driving force role in the economy as a whole. The Russians have developed these hypersonic missiles, they had already done this back in 2018. So if Russia, and just as China, if China now, you know, just today, it's being reported that the CEO of Huawei is saying, we are going to become self-sufficient chips.