Comments by "" (@ronjon7942) on "ATu0026T Archives: A 20-year History of Antiballistic Missile Systems" video.

It’s overwhelming to get a glimpse of the technological and societal complexities during the Cold War, and a lot of resources went into systems that ultimately were never used. Fortunately. Maybe that was ultimately the point. The Cold War was no joke, and we did the best we could (and at a profit) to protect our way of life; I don’t think anyone wouldn’t have wanted to use these resources towards hunger and poverty, but the threat, or perceived threat, was real. Perhaps it could be viewed from today’s point of view that people then were compassionate and empathetic too, and made the choice to secure our future then so as to be able to deal with elevating citizens wellbeing after. Regardless, for better or worse, it happened. Perhaps the best we can do now is to learn from how we handled ourselves during this period, which is why I’m so grateful these films have been made available.
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