We would see decisions being made that aren't physically possible with current technology. Also the number of people who would need to keep something like this a secret would be on par with that of a fake moon landing.
If their application of the technology were so secret that we couldn't tell it existed, then it wasn't worth whatever they paid.
Presumably it would be used in the case where a split-second decision is the difference between success and failure.
> If their application of the technology were so secret that we couldn't tell it existed, then it wasn't worth whatever they paid.
I would posit that, were a system like this feasible and already implemented by the military, we wouldn’t hear about this until the football has to be activated.
There is no single other decision as monumental and requiring of extremely precise timing. And it’s not a decision that is used very often or would be obvious if something “not physically possible” were done since it happens in secret. It’s pretty much the perfect usecase for such a technology.
> We would see decisions being made that aren’t physically possible with current technology.
Or we wouldn’t, because it would only be used where an alternative information cover story could be concocted or where the decision and action itself could be kept secret, to avoid exposing the capability.
teawrecks|2 years ago
If their application of the technology were so secret that we couldn't tell it existed, then it wasn't worth whatever they paid.
mynameisvlad|2 years ago
> If their application of the technology were so secret that we couldn't tell it existed, then it wasn't worth whatever they paid.
I would posit that, were a system like this feasible and already implemented by the military, we wouldn’t hear about this until the football has to be activated.
There is no single other decision as monumental and requiring of extremely precise timing. And it’s not a decision that is used very often or would be obvious if something “not physically possible” were done since it happens in secret. It’s pretty much the perfect usecase for such a technology.
dragonwriter|2 years ago
Or we wouldn’t, because it would only be used where an alternative information cover story could be concocted or where the decision and action itself could be kept secret, to avoid exposing the capability.
serf|2 years ago
i'm not aware enough of what any world government is doing at any given time to confidently assert that so easily.