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" We already have the means to travel among the stars, but these technologies are locked up in black projects, and would take an act of God to ever get them out to benefit humanity. Anything you can imagine, we already know how to do it."
Not sure what to make of this quote, I do understand why they would keep technology from the public, but why would they keep it from themselves? If they have this super advanced stuff, why is the military not using it? Seems like they could run rupshot over everyone very quickly using this technology and place themselves at the top of the heap.
" We already have the means to travel among the stars, but these technologies are locked up in black projects, and would take an act of God to ever get them out to benefit humanity. Anything you can imagine, we already know how to do it."
Not sure what to make of this quote, I do understand why they would keep technology from the public, but why would they keep it from themselves? If they have this super advanced stuff, why is the military not using it? Seems like they could run rupshot over everyone very quickly using this technology and place themselves at the top of the heap.
" We already have the means to travel among the stars, but these technologies are locked up in black projects, and would take an act of God to ever get them out to benefit humanity. Anything you can imagine, we already know how to do it."
Not sure what to make of this quote, I do understand why they would keep technology from the public, but why would they keep it from themselves? If they have this super advanced stuff, why is the military not using it? Seems like they could run rupshot over everyone very quickly using this technology and place themselves at the top of the heap.
It was a joke that he liked to close his lectures with.
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At a Defense Week symposium on future space systems in Washington, D.C., on September 20, 1983, he said, “Unfortunately, I cannot tell you what we have been doing for the last 10 years. It seems we score a breakthrough at the Skunk Works every decade, so if you invite me back in 10 years I’ll be able to tell you what we are doing [now]. I can tell you about a contract we recently received. The Skunk Works has been assigned the task of getting E.T. back home.” The audience laughed, as it was meant to do.
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