Reply #14: Because no military mind will voluntarily give up an advantage.

[TheMadMonk]

The US wants to retain its own ability to shoot whilst denying that capability to the "ENEMY".

I too think it's a technology which should be taken over by the UN and deployed worldwide under open international development.

Solution to military industrial complex problem is to cease all development on systems more than 12 months away from production. Halve the military budget. Concentrate on brining units back up to readiness. No Black Projects.

Divide the rest amongst Global Climate Change mitigation, green power, green fuels, industrialization of space and pure science. With a big chunk clearing debt at the start reducing as projects are funded.

Boeing, MD and whoever else get the blunt message adapt or die. This is where the money is now.