Larger Pentagon Budget Could Be Used to Spur Industry Development and Economic Growth Under the Right System

The pentagon relies on emerging technologies and the effective use of such new technologies. While government direction and initial spending can be helpful it is industry that creates the scientific background that leads to understanding and radical development. With the right rapid innovation system in place we can potentially use government money (It could be done organically with the right policies.) to create butterfly effects in clustered industries that are sharing research and developing new technologies in things like wearable tech, robotics, metals, space, propulsion, etc...

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The amount needed is $813 billion military spending proposal but one must ask whether we can turn this into something more? Can we create exponential value in other industries that can return that money back to create a level of discounted/free development (Perpetual Development). If you can recoup 10%, 50%, 100%, or 300% that is good. (I think with the right system you could get back 400% over 10 years. One would have to run innovation development returns on R&D and then use a multiplier because they were working in tandem with other industries to develop advanced equipment. Innovation is a process of sharing knowledge, resources, and skills.) Remember that innovation creates butterfly effects that can enhance multiple industries and increase economic development. For example, a new metal might impact other outdoor equipment, or a new robotic system could be used for ship cleaning, warfare, fish feeders, etc.... 

Co-development with industries ready to compete globally can help return manufacturing back to the U.S. and spark larger innovations within the country across multiple sectors (In case your confused...that is a good thing.). Certain aspects of the development within a clustered city would be able to be used for industry fostering and development while some may be held within the military (i.e. allowing emerging tech be part of the military to increased capacity above our enemies while allow non-military aspects used to innovate advanced manufacturing within the country.)

Rapid innovation and development would require stakeholders interesting in codeveloping in tandem with other companies, scientists that know how to apply the information, location (ripe for investment with shipping infrastructure), opportunities for smaller investors, local college to build competencies, and government/state support (MultiCluster, GLShipping, MNC, Digital Infrastructure, R&D, SME, Downtown, and much more.). In essence, your creating an innovation system that when functional and developed could be used in other areas (I know...I have have a Muslim sounding name so maybe you should ask a Bob or Joe to see if these ideas might work. Perhaps someone from Harvard or Yale? I mean, whatever it takes to get people to think outside the box....its how we get ahead. Our nation and its development is important and we need new ideas beyond the same inner group to ensure we excel forward as a people . 🤷 🤔)

I'm thinking why not take that money and maximize it across multiple industries in prototype developments that allow the Pentagon to pick the cream of the crop for emerging technologies such as molecular propulsion (with little/no carbo), robotics, AI, space development, and much much more. Its just an idea but even if it was half true it would likely pay dividends. We just need to find a place to do ripe for a trial development? 

Where could we find a place near other space development, rural, on the water, needing new investment, with basic shipping infrastructure, interested state stakeholders, near other fairly intact closed military bases with launch sites, and a positive lifestyle for creative class development, etc...? Perhaps a place that can be reimagined from the ground up in a way that benefits local lifestyles and enhances limited local resources and opportunities (tourism to prototypes). Perhaps we have to squint our eyes. I wonder where? thinking thinking thinking. Probably a dumb idea but sometimes dumb ideas have merit so maybe we should think of a place. Thinking thinking Oh Yaa politics! ....we might need to get beyond that to launch ourselves past our competitors. 🤷💨