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Very fascinating and some truly stunning footage. What I can’t help thinking about viewing this marvel of technology is what humanity might have achieved if the
by adriand 5y ago
Very fascinating and some truly stunning footage. What I can’t help thinking about viewing this marvel of technology is what humanity might have achieved if the prodigious efforts and staggering sums that went into the Cold War arms race went into making the world a better place…really, as amazing as this is, it was ultimately a tremendous waste.
- avalys 5y agoThey did make the world a better place, winning the Cold War dealt a huge blow to totalitarian communist ideology everywhere and many free societies replaced the old Soviet States.
- eschaton 5y agoJust look at what the fall of the USSR did for life expectancies there!
- baybal2 5y agoIt actually went, as it was found that union's demographic statistics was all forged perpetually since Stalin
- TedDoesntTalk 5y agoForged statistics or not, at least there are not millions being starved to death, sent to gulags, or relocated against their will.
- madengr 5y agoWell I’d rather die from smoking or drinking than in a gulag.
- madengr 5y agoThis is HN, thus saying anything critical of socialism, Marxism, or communism will get you downvoted or banned (by someone with a 6 figure salary smacking their thumbs on the latest gadget).
- 737min 5y agoAvoiding war is never a waste and overall technological progress was faster during the Cold War..