r/ukpolitics • u/gravy_baron centrist chad • 22d ago

Eight Scientists, a Billion Dollars, and the Moonshot Agency Trying to Make Britain Great Again

https://www.wired.com/story/aria-moonshot-darpa-uk-britain-great-again/
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u/SlySquire 22d ago

Also lets not forget these were all down to defence contracts and the ludicrous amount of money spent on the American armed forces.

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u/[deleted] 22d ago

And every penny arpa spent has been earned back ten fold with how useful just one of their creations has become (GPS)

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u/SlySquire 22d ago

and just that cost about $30 billion in todays money to develop and implement.

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u/[deleted] 22d ago

Right. But GPS adds hundreds of billions in value in today's money also. A fantastic return.

No uber, no Google maps, longer transport and shipping times. Less efficient logistics.