> the idea that something so expensive and complicated could be considered one-use disposable is amazing So much about the Cold War era makes more sense if you

> the idea that something so expensive and complicated could be considered one-use disposable is amazing So much about the Cold War era makes more sense if you keep in mind that a big part of the US strategy was to turn it into a cash-burning contest in which the Soviets would go broke first. The waste was the point! Cf. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_VZ-9_Avrocar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_VZ-9_Avrocar