I’m pretty sure the U.S. revealed the B -21 bomber because they have other top secret aircrafts that make the B-21 look like childs play. I don’t think we would reveal anything that would give competitive information to enemy countries. Based on those logic, how do we test out to secret aircrafts without getting caught on satellite cameras from other countries???
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A phrase we have in the military is “honor the threat”. What that means is that if you credibly suspect that your adversary has a capability you must plan as if it is a certainty.
So, with strategic assets like the B-21, we actually do want to advertise their capabilities…up to a point. By doing so, we force our adversaries to honor the threat, which means they now have to commit time and resources to try to counter the B-21. They may also be forced to delay or abandon some plans because they don’t currently have a way to defend against this new capability.
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