She was a inventor,all about resurrection, not anything military, she says as much.
Receiving a spirit called kon-el is a stretch, but it's always possible, we have a Steel and a Eradicator, you never know.
Jon acts just like how a 90s kon would act, GI jerknuts lol, come on, he is the embodiment of SB, and him getting in that machine and it changing him would be a great way to have BOTH kons on TV, both versions of him.
Oh and Dabney Donavan, come on it screams Cadmus and my (over the top) theory lol.