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by spacefearing 2243 days ago
If there are aliens flying around, it would be nice if at least one country made high quality evidence public.

The U.S. Navy videos are intriguing but very far from conclusive. And yet they are likely withholding a ton more data that citizens should have access to.

If it's all a cover story for top secret stuff, then it's likely an unnecessary deception. I doubt any U.S. military project is actually safe from Chinese and Russian spies. So all they're doing is increasing the sense of distrust between U.S. citizens and their own government.

Modern people don't want to live in the Cold War secrecy paranoia of the last century. The U.S. military should focus on what really matters and leave that toxic cold war culture behind.

2 comments

> I doubt any U.S. military project is actually safe from Chinese and Russian spies.

Your doubt is reasonable, based on the string of mishaps this past decade, but likely not the case given the nature of compartmentalization. Also, appearing weak when actually strong is a strategy. It’s quite possible the USG has amassed futuristic tech in secret, while playing the fool.

> If it's all a cover story for top secret stuff,

Probably not all, but some.

https://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/03/us/cia-admits-government-...

> I doubt any U.S. military project is actually safe from Chinese and Russian spies.

Governments are interested in keeping the truth from others than just nation states. Their own citizens for instance, as article points out.