Why is military spending not up for cutting, while spending for medical and scientific research is?  The Coronavirus pandemic killed more U.S. citizens then all the wars of the 20th Century.  Hundreds of thousands if not millions more would have died, had we not had the ability to rapidly sequence the viral DNA, and already had a vaccine vector that was safe and reliable.  The ability to rapidly sequence DNA is a fairly recent development, and the RNA vaccines (basic technology) is less than 10 years old. Not to mention the need to keep ahead in semiconductors and computing. The money spent on R&D gives a much greater return on money invested.

Why is military spending not up for cutting, while spending for medical and scientific research is?  The Coronavirus pandemic killed more U.S. citizens then all the wars of the 20th Century.  Hundreds of thousands if not millions more would have died, had we not had the ability to rapidly sequence the viral DNA, and already had a vaccine vector that was safe and reliable.  The ability to rapidly sequence DNA is a fairly recent development, and the RNA vaccines (basic technology) is less than 10 years old. Not to mention the need to keep ahead in semiconductors and computing. The money spent on R&D gives a much greater return on money invested.

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