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Re:Soviet Union sold titanium to US believing they needed it... by tokai on Sunday June 18, 2023 @08:47PM (#36386034)
As I understand it Soviet material science was ahead of everyone when it came to titanium alloys in the 60s. Both in the compositions of alloys and in the production of alloys with precise heat treatment.

I guess the US just wanted the best materials.

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Re:Soviet Union sold titanium to US believing they needed it... by numpad0 on Sunday June 18, 2023 @09:06PM (#36386144)
The problem isn’t that the story is suspicious, but that only the cached thumbnail version is around, and we can’t make out the letters on the mug.
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