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What does it mean?
Technology alone cannot ensure a nation's dominance.
In plain terms
Tech is not enough for power.
What can you take from it?
Technology needs more than tech.

Where it applies

  • national security
  • policy planning

Putting it to work

  • advocating strategic diversity

Questions to consider

  • What else ensures superpower status?

Another view

It downplays tech's critical role.

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