Some people have remarked in these forums, and in other places, that we are not where we expected to be technologically, given where we started back at the end of WWII.

Talk of "super-black" projects that are never revealed that hypothesize that we have the technology for actual intersteller travel, methods of cheap energy production, etc. but their development and deployment have been repressed by the government.

What kind of alien threat would induce the U.S. and other major world governments, to suppress knowledge and application of, such advanced technologies from the common knowledge of their populations?

Honestly I've thought about this often, the only real answer I can live with is that "if I didn't think it up why do I have a right to KNOW?" Meaning... these scientists and those involved developed these technologies, if I can't do it myself why should they tell me how? It's kinda like that for everything I think, the ones who envision the solutions really have the rights, as for the common man ehh. Now if I thought up one of those things myself, built it, and it was mine, then yes I should have a right to "KNOW" and tell others how to do the same thing.

What kind of alien threat would induce the U.S. and other major world governments, to suppress knowledge and application of, such advanced technologies from the common knowledge of their populations?

Wouldn't a threat from aliens be cause for the government to widely release such technologies so that the Earth could start preparing to fight the aliens?

The cold truth is, there are no super-black projects, the reality is that the technology we see and hear of is that which we have and the new projects which are the supposed cover ups, those are not far in technology. Don't think the military has some sort of anti gravity flying vehicle, it doesn't. What sort of alien threat would cause the suppression of knowledge? The sort were aliens don't leave any chance to humans but to follow their orders (thats if the aliens existed). Perhaps the aliens are following their federation guidelines were any civilization they encounter must prove itself nondestructive before it becomes part of the civilization, maybe knowledge for common folks would be deadly to the civilization.

What kind of alien threat would induce the U.S. and other major world governments, to suppress knowledge and application of, such advanced technologies from the common knowledge of their populations?

None, their is no major suppression of technology, just a few secret projects.

Maybe you are too young to have experienced it, but there was a 'Cold War' between the West and Soviet Union. Each sought to demonstrate it's technological and military supremacy to the other, to prevent them from attacking. You do not achieve this goal by suppressing things.

Also given that during the Cold War, both sides had a big enough nuclear arsenal to completely destroy the other, there would be no point in keeping a secret technology for a 2nd wave of attack, because there would be no reason, their own society would be in tatters, and the enemy already destroyed.

The only secret keeping during the Cold War would have been ABM (Anti Ballistic Missile) technology. This would give the holder security knowing they could strike with ballistic missiles, but be safe from them, and if kept secret, the other side would not seek ways to defeat such a system, and carry on assuming the battlefield was even.

Except this was not kept secret, both sides knew the other were developing ABM, and both did. Eventually both sides agreed limitations on ABM. Largely, because the US couldn't make theirs work (and still can't) and MIRVing warheads rendered the Soviet system fairly ineffective.

Now the Cold War is over, but what benefit would their be to suppressing technology now? What technology would you think there is to be suppressed? And why, and from whom? Do you not think any more advanced foe would not have spying capability? We could not keep secrets from an equal enemy before, so what chance do we have now?

Condoms?

Honestly I've thought about this often
I can believe that.

NOTHING... it couldnt be hidden.... thats a joke.

they might want you to think they have secret stuff...

but i have little doubt... all they have is our technology.

-MT

Wouldn't a threat from aliens be cause for the government to widely release such technologies so that the Earth could start preparing to fight the aliens?

And cause Mass Hysteria?
Everything would go to hell, society would slowly come a standstill as everyone ran around in fear.
Besides if these aliens can master interstellar travel, I doubt we'd be much of a match for them.

If these Black Projects did exist, the government would have every reason to supress knowlegde of their existence.
But if the technology they had or were creating could greatly aid humanity, i'm mainly referring to cheap enegry production etc, then it'd eventually be brought to light. Once the government finds a way to regulate and control it, can't let other countires have the same advantage!

I sincerely doubt the government is or even could create any weapons capable to defending ourselves against an instellar invasion.

I have to admit...I'm addicted to UFO documentaries on YouTube.

There. I said it. Let the healing begin.

They'd have to be mentally deficient aliens to want to invade us anyway. Who in their right mind would want to control the whole Earth? Look at the population of the world--very few are actually civilised in the true sense of living in peace with one another. Alien overlords (if they made themselves obvious instead of just being puppeteers behind the scenes) would have to put up with the bizarre behaviour of the vast Human majority who a bunch of raving psycho nutjobs most of the time.