Please don’t envy me ...
As for Reagan:
The Soviets were stealing our computer technology, ‘cause theirs sucked. Reagan officials figured out what was going on, and arranged for the Commies to steal (for use in their gas pipeline system) a computer with special sauce built in ...
The resulting explosion was epic.
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My husband knew someone from the Reagan admin and he detailed how the “Star Wars” program was a big deception intended to get the Russians to bankrupt themselves trying to counter an anti-missile technology the US had no intention of actually building.
Bits and pieces of things were leaked to the Russians to convince them the project was real and the Russians went nuts trying to counter it.
The ploy exploited Russia’s paranoia and it paid off.