We could have invested that 1-bilion in biotechnology and nanotechnology research towards life extension longevity research that could be worth trillions. (See the Mprize and the SENS project and Aubrey de gray’s escape velocity project, also www.fightaging.org is a good place to learn about the breakthroughs coming…..for over just the last 2000 years we have wasted tons of mo and talent on wars, fuck Putin and his idiot ilk.