Reality Check by Dave Whamond for April 14, 2014
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War, IMHO, merely accelerates technological development. It doesn’t necessarily force it. For example, the Germans built the first really successful jet aircraft, but in peacetime, the British and Americans turned that into both warcraft and civilian transport. (The Soviets did too, although some will argue about what they invented v.s. what they stole.)
The StarTrek storyline seems to be that the Klingons bought or stole their technology, but the ability to innovate was still there either way. What’s needed is a technological level that allows “me” to learn what you did “last week”, so if you manage to get killed in some kind of blood feud, I won’t be nearly as hobbled as someone who has to invent it all over again.