[lapcat]

> War driving technology forward is a pretty popular idea

I would say less morbidly that government investment often drives technology forward. Sadly, wartime seems to be the only time when many people are willing to invest in government.

> it's plausible that if modern society survived WWIII it would create more progress... for the survivors.

That's the problem with war driving technology forward. The military technology has been driven forward to the level where modern society surviving WWIII is questionable.