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Re:Two weeks in, the Webb Space Telescope is reshaping astro... by swarnie on Monday July 25, 2022 @01:30PM (#32227870)
> You'd get conquered and your conqueror would have more money to spend on their military?

I think this stop being true in 1945.

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Re:Two weeks in, the Webb Space Telescope is reshaping astro... by tablespoon on Monday July 25, 2022 @02:32PM (#32228855)
> I think this stop being true in 1945.

Huh? Russia (nee the Soviet Union) and the US are neighbors, if you've forgotten. They had a big ideological rivalry that started to get intense around that time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bering_Strait

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Re:Two weeks in, the Webb Space Telescope is reshaping astro... by swarnie on Monday July 25, 2022 @04:35PM (#32230559)
And how many invasions have you noted across the Bering Straits since 1945?

The world changed.... You dont need an 800bn standing army any more.

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Re:Two weeks in, the Webb Space Telescope is reshaping astro... by nabogh on Monday July 25, 2022 @03:28PM (#32229727)
I think they're referring to the nukes
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