Supporters of a costly new Defense

Supporters of a costly new Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
initiative assert that the project will benefit industrial companies as well as the
military itself. In many instances, military research has resulted in technologies
that have fueled corporate development and growth, and this pattern can be
expected to continue.

Each of the following, if true, serves to weaken the argument above EXCEPT:

(A) The research initiative will occupy many talented scientists, many of whom
would otherwise have worked for private corporations.

(B) In the past decade, DARPA has adopted an increasingly restrictive stance
regarding the use of intellectual property resulting from its research.

(C) If the DARPA initiative hadn't been approved, much of the funding would
instead have been directed toward tax breaks for various businesses.

(D) At any given time, DARPA is conducting a wide variety of costly research
projects.

(E) The research initiative is focused on defense mechanisms that will reduce
injury to soldiers during combat, a need that is nonexistent for private corporations.