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This exactly. The cold war was ended by the Strategic Defense Initiative - not because it worked but because we forced the USSR to pour resources into matching
by cftm 8y ago
This exactly.
The cold war was ended by the Strategic Defense Initiative - not because it worked but because we forced the USSR to pour resources into matching us and it bankrupted the country.
- mjevans 8y agoWhat an horrid war of attrition. The only winning move is to have deeper pockets.
- nradov 8y agoIt was less horrid than the alternative.
- SubiculumCode 8y agoYes it was resources used non productively. But winning a war with metal and bombs and radiation---priceless.