Steve Kwast

And the subtext from the general officers at my level, not the chairman or the vice president or the president's level, was... I wish we had that kind of industrial base. Now, the Russians have some of the greatest innovative minds on the planet. There's something about the culture of Russia, and I know what it is.

And the subtext from the general officers at my level, not the chairman or the vice president or the president's level, was... I wish we had that kind of industrial base. Now, the Russians have some of the greatest innovative minds on the planet. There's something about the culture of Russia, and I know what it is.

Culturally, it's that the Russian youth are forced to fight one another and take risk and be in situations where it's life or death. They use nature, they use fighting, the martial arts, and they celebrate the fact that they put their kids through the crucible. Doesn't mean they don't love them, but they know life is hard, and it's harder when you're stupid, lazy, or weak.

Culturally, it's that the Russian youth are forced to fight one another and take risk and be in situations where it's life or death. They use nature, they use fighting, the martial arts, and they celebrate the fact that they put their kids through the crucible. Doesn't mean they don't love them, but they know life is hard, and it's harder when you're stupid, lazy, or weak.

Culturally, it's that the Russian youth are forced to fight one another and take risk and be in situations where it's life or death. They use nature, they use fighting, the martial arts, and they celebrate the fact that they put their kids through the crucible. Doesn't mean they don't love them, but they know life is hard, and it's harder when you're stupid, lazy, or weak.

And so their innovators are just killer. They were the ones that created stealth and then we operationalized it. They are doing things in space with hypersonic missiles in the mesosphere that make us look at it and go, holy shit, that is amazing.

And so their innovators are just killer. They were the ones that created stealth and then we operationalized it. They are doing things in space with hypersonic missiles in the mesosphere that make us look at it and go, holy shit, that is amazing.

And so their innovators are just killer. They were the ones that created stealth and then we operationalized it. They are doing things in space with hypersonic missiles in the mesosphere that make us look at it and go, holy shit, that is amazing.

Yeah, but those scientists and engineers are jealous of us because the system does not allow them to innovate like America innovates, as quickly as an American can innovate. But America is at risk because there's a military industrial complex. And back to your first question, why are these technologies not coming to the market?

Yeah, but those scientists and engineers are jealous of us because the system does not allow them to innovate like America innovates, as quickly as an American can innovate. But America is at risk because there's a military industrial complex. And back to your first question, why are these technologies not coming to the market?

Yeah, but those scientists and engineers are jealous of us because the system does not allow them to innovate like America innovates, as quickly as an American can innovate. But America is at risk because there's a military industrial complex. And back to your first question, why are these technologies not coming to the market?

It's because we are becoming our own worst enemy at this superpower we have in our culture, and our mindset of being the innovators, self-sufficient mavericks that are willing to take risk and allowed to take risk. And now the government says, no, I know better and you gotta be safe. You gotta put safety over innovation.

It's because we are becoming our own worst enemy at this superpower we have in our culture, and our mindset of being the innovators, self-sufficient mavericks that are willing to take risk and allowed to take risk. And now the government says, no, I know better and you gotta be safe. You gotta put safety over innovation.

It's because we are becoming our own worst enemy at this superpower we have in our culture, and our mindset of being the innovators, self-sufficient mavericks that are willing to take risk and allowed to take risk. And now the government says, no, I know better and you gotta be safe. You gotta put safety over innovation.

Now we wanna be safe, but I'm here to tell you the two shuttle disasters, when you read the safety reports on that, the reason it happened is because we were trying to be too safe. It's a dilemma.

Now we wanna be safe, but I'm here to tell you the two shuttle disasters, when you read the safety reports on that, the reason it happened is because we were trying to be too safe. It's a dilemma.

Now we wanna be safe, but I'm here to tell you the two shuttle disasters, when you read the safety reports on that, the reason it happened is because we were trying to be too safe. It's a dilemma.

It is sometimes hard for people to understand, but I challenge you to read the books on the history of both disasters of the space shuttle, and you'll find the root cause of those disasters is that NASA had adapted to a culture where safety was more important than effectiveness. And that's part of why we do not see innovation here now.

It is sometimes hard for people to understand, but I challenge you to read the books on the history of both disasters of the space shuttle, and you'll find the root cause of those disasters is that NASA had adapted to a culture where safety was more important than effectiveness. And that's part of why we do not see innovation here now.

It is sometimes hard for people to understand, but I challenge you to read the books on the history of both disasters of the space shuttle, and you'll find the root cause of those disasters is that NASA had adapted to a culture where safety was more important than effectiveness. And that's part of why we do not see innovation here now.