I hear this joked about sometimes or used as a metaphor, but in the literal sense of the phrase, are we in a cold war right now? These types of dollars feel "defense-y", if that makes sense. Especially with the big focus on energy, whatever that ends up meaning. Defense as a motivation can get a lot done very fast so it will be interesting to watch, though it raises the hair on my arms
It's called a bubble. The level of spending now defines how fucked we are in 2-3 years.
We certainly are, if you ask me. Especially when you realize that we haven’t had official comms with Russia since the war in Ukraine broke out.
The US government and its media partners sure seem to think so.
Absolutely
for instance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_telecommuni...