As a military chap I am aware that there are many arguments that demonstrate possession of superior technical ability in weaponry acts as a detterent to potential aggression. The military wants to avoid it's people dying too Dash.

Perhaps you can ask Mr Putin what might stop him escalating his restoration of the Soviet empire. Perhaps the futility of doing so might have some influance on his decision making processes and a high tech military system might just prevent his tanks from rolling with impunity.

But let's think positively and imagine how many death on the roads can be reduced significantly by collision avoidance and traffic awareness applications that POET can enhance. Apparently there are 3827 traffic based road deaths each day world wide. Given the new applications that might emerge from advances e.g IR applications, due military adoption of POET the benefits could cross into peaceful purposes with significant benefits. Including reducing 1.3 million road deaths p.a.

The guns into plough shears is an attractive argument but the world is so full of dangers that might require standing armies that imo its best to focus on solvable problems like driving aids or gun laws and their effects on unnecessary deaths.

Sula