That’s certainly part of it. I think people underestimate the value of getting to ‘good enough’. Once that’s reached, the economics start to be more of a factor in decision making.
However, I think geopolitics has also become a factor as the very existence of this article indicates.
> However, I think geopolitics has also become a factor
The world powers have only said things like "bigger and more important than the Manhattan project”.
So what gives you that idea?