> That unit is a symptom of their prodigious skill not the cause

"Unit 8200 was established in 1952," and apparently the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology was founded in 1912 [2]. I don't think Israel became a tech centre until the 1980s or 90s.

I'm not an expert on this. But similar to how military spending created Silicon Valley, I think Israeli military structure created its tech industry.

[1] Wikipedia

[2] https://ats.org/explore/videos/1912-today-the-institution-th...