At Lockheed, we thought in terms of a stalemate with the Soviet Union that did enrich our industry, and that was not race based — as your comment implied. Many diverse teams profited in so doing. It is true the that this is equipment was not as useful to the economy as other tools would have been. But they kept the peace for many years except for proxy wars like we are in today.
When a leader says they can end this activity— maybe we should elect him/her.
“When a leader says they can end this activity— maybe we should elect him/her.”
We did, and about the time Trump was about to pull us out of all the wars they stole the election from him to make sure it didn’t happen.