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kolinko
4 months ago
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Fusion tech finds geothermal energy application
Which foreign systems? If US would’ve withdrew from cold war, half of Europe would be learning cyrylic now, and there would be few countries to import tech from. Not to mention engineers from the eastern block working for the opposite side.
Retric
4 months ago
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The USSR broke up 32 years ago and was impotent well before then. So any argument from the Cold War is really outdated.
rbanffy
4 months ago
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OTOH, if the Soviets had won the Cold War, Americans would have free universal healthcare.
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