Exactly what I wanted to say, so I would add some. Thanks to poor performance of Russian space and defense industries, US may consider new Cold War (call it Col

Exactly what I wanted to say, so I would add some. Thanks to poor performance of Russian space and defense industries, US may consider new Cold War (call it Cold War II) not very seriously, while in 60-70s USSR achievements never let their competitors relax. Maybe it was not that bad in the end, these hardships led to new technological achievements of the time, like Space Shuttle program.