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by pvg 2854 days ago
Why would a highly hierarchical, centralized organization with extensive infrastructure for distributing and authenticating orders suddenly blockchain it all up to solve a problem (cross-branch conspiracy) they don't at all have?
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To protect against outsiders inserting false orders to one branch. Or to provide a record of past orders.
Right, but they seem to do that pretty well as it is. The Sixth Fleet rarely ends up in Antarctica because of an air force prank.