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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Killer Drones, Stealth Jets, Spy Planes: Bob Gates’ Legacy in Military Tech

On his way out the door at the Pentagon, Robert Gates leveled with the military. A staggering $700 billion in defense R&D and gear since 9/11 led to only "relatively modest gains in actual military capability," Gates said on June 2. No giant robots, jet packs or sharks with lasers. But in a way, that made Gates' job easier, since the arch-realist was never about military fantasies, anyway.

Read More: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/06/killer-drones-stealth-jets-spy-planes-bob-gates-legacy-in-military-tech/

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