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> IIRC Wikipedia says the term was coined ca. 1950s, so it could be argued that the USSR's decline was already factored into the term. What? The Soviets got th
by QuercusMax 10mo ago
> IIRC Wikipedia says the term was coined ca. 1950s, so it could be argued that the USSR's decline was already factored into the term.
What? The Soviets got the bomb in 1949 and launched Sputnik in 1957. That makes no sense.
- trelane 10mo agoThat success was not evenly distributed.
- QuercusMax 10mo agoRegardless, the Soviet Union was very far from collapsing in the 1950s. Again, what are you talking about?