No one thought Japan could produce the Zero fighter or attack Pearl Harbor.
No one expected Russia to produce the T-34 tank, the Mig-15 or Sputnik.
How many expected Osama bin Laden to have the capability to mastermind 9/11?
Wouldn’t it be cool to find out. After all the only loss would be a dead pilot and possibly a third world war. A lot of damage can be done in 100 days.