If history rings true then economic might and military strength are highly correlated. America has had an impressive run but the world is getting flatter. If America wants to continue to promote its interest globally, maintaining military dominance is critical. The challenge now is that military dominance does not mean having more soldiers, more bombs, and bigger bombs. Military strength is now technology. The question is when does/should/could Google become the Vanguard of America's armed forces?
Google has computers so advanced that they are secret, touches billions of people a day, and collects information constantly. Doesn't that sound like a critical military asset. China already attacks the US by deploying an office full of tech geeks against of technological infrastructure. Imagine all out warfare when the US redeployed Google's talents from not "being evil" to "winning for America." This might seem far fetched but I think it is closer than many people think.
Google has computers so advanced that they are secret, touches billions of people a day, and collects information constantly. Doesn't that sound like a critical military asset. China already attacks the US by deploying an office full of tech geeks against of technological infrastructure. Imagine all out warfare when the US redeployed Google's talents from not "being evil" to "winning for America." This might seem far fetched but I think it is closer than many people think.
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