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Originally Posted by Warren Platts
But the more I think about it, the US would have relaxed and still sacrificed NASA's budget for Vietnam. That's because the US would have achieved it's primary goal--keeping the Moon out of totalitarian hands.
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Yes. That's why I said "I do not believe OST has been a hindrance
yet." I was thinking of posting this exact point on your earlier thread, but decided you probably would not believe it. I am glad I was wrong.
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The only way the US would have kept going is if the Russians went for broke, and refused to quit, and continued to set about perfecting a sovereign claim to the Moon.
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Which they had no resources or expertise to do. After death of Korolyev, any hope of USSR "perfecting a sovereign claim to the Moon" was gone. It would have bankrupted the country, and Soviet leadership knew it. No matter what, US would have ended up "winner" -- and without any permanent bases.
BTW, you are welcome to use my
example of Arctic vs. Antractic research.