Useful Fiction as Strategy: UFO Narratives Fuel Defense Planning and Funding

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August Cole and retired General Scott Miller contend that useful fiction is a planning tool that forces operators to confront future threats, while UFO narratives create a self-sustaining funding loop that translates sensational claims into new sensors, space- and undersea technologies, and AI-enabled command systems, effectively turning storytelling into the driver of disclosure, budget authorization, and broader military programs.