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Soviet jets and technology wasn't really meant to survive a nuclear war. That would have increased complexity and cost. Everything was really designed more arou
by greedo 10y ago
Soviet jets and technology wasn't really meant to survive a nuclear war. That would have increased complexity and cost. Everything was really designed more around being disposable.
- PerfectDlite 10y agoAnd to accomodate lower quality of available technologies and workforce.
- atemerev 10y ago...and survive nuclear war. Or at least be capable of doing something useful. Radiation hardening/anti-EMP protection was a great deal.
- gambiting 10y agoI've also heard the argument that steel was in some ways better, because when the enemy is bombing your factories, you can almost always get steel somewhere. Titanium composites, like those used on the Americans planes, not so much.