Covert Aliens (Narration Only)
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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Why You Shouldn't Steal Military Secrets
Why steal military secrets of new technology that would take centuries for it to reach you when you can wait for the patent to expire in a couple of decades and get it all for free? It might take you a millennia to get a fleet out there to demand compensation or retribution for the theft. And done doing it, your own fleet is still going to get it before thers wauld ever arrive carrying it. As an industry, your 20 year tech advantage probably won't make up for them outnumbering your fleet a million to one when you arrive. Authorizing fishing expeditions to infiltrate another ward just to see if they got something cool and secret doesn't seem like a great pan given it
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