Mass Surveillance and Weapons of Mass Destruction

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Does anyone else see parallels between networks of mass surveillance and the development of nuclear weapons?

Once a country has begun investing in the program, it is too valuable a political resource to slow down or dismantle it. And if you do, you have to know that other nations are developing their own and pushing to outpace you. The programs can only become more entrenched and divert more and more of a nation's resources away from other endeavors.