WildBill wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 11:25 am
Paladin wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 11:22 am
philip964 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 11:17 am
WildBill wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 11:12 am
I find this very strange. A patent has to disclose detailed information on the invention.
it seems that it would be a better strategy to keep this information classified
rather than filing a patent, which becomes public information.
I also thought that as well.
It also could be a counter intelligence move to have our enemies waste resources on dead end streets. It could also be a way to scare our enemies into thinking our capabilities are so much more advanced than theirs.
That is a very likely scenario, a strategy that has been used before.
I had not considered that.
During the Cold War the CIA made sure to leak all the dead end "Star Wars" technology... so the Soviets would waste resources following up on all the dead ends... while concealing what did work.
I don't know that that's the case here, but its fascinating reading