> It wasn't though a SINGLE weapon used in war, it was by forcing them to spend money on their military until it basically bankrupted them.
This is pretty much nonsense. The Soviet Union bankrupted itself with bad economic policies. The US didn't force them to do anything. It was capitalism vs communism, and capitalism won. The military was just along for the ride.
Actually you can raise cows in Central Park, just as the Germans grew potatoes in front of the Reichstag buiding after the war.
American farming is (and always has been) highly dependent on inputs from urban society. The West would never have been settled without the Sears catalog. And you can't run a tractor without fuel.
Putting a man in space might have seemed like a good idea in the 50s, but it doesn't seem particularly relevant now. For the next couple of decades, space will mostly be good for unmanned missions.
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> It wasn't though a SINGLE weapon used in war, it was by forcing them to spend money on their military until it basically bankrupted them. This is pretty much nonsense. The Soviet Union bankrupted itself with bad economic policies. The US didn't force them to do anything. It was capitalism vs communism, and capitalism won. The military was just along for the ride.
Heck I can beat that! I don't think he ever existed!!! It's all a plot by CNN to increase its ratings!
I totally agree with this. Breaking Microsoft up would have been great for the company, its shareholders and the industry as a whole.
Actually you can raise cows in Central Park, just as the Germans grew potatoes in front of the Reichstag buiding after the war. American farming is (and always has been) highly dependent on inputs from urban society. The West would never have been settled without the Sears catalog. And you can't run a tractor without fuel.
TIL that the unit for data is years.
Putting a man in space might have seemed like a good idea in the 50s, but it doesn't seem particularly relevant now. For the next couple of decades, space will mostly be good for unmanned missions.