tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881340.post3579571427778215194..comments2024-03-22T20:17:41.934+11:00Comments on Horse - The Blog That Promises Nothing And Delivers Even Less: Horse 1015 - Beating the SovietsRollohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857022259613895393noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881340.post-80952977468218826362009-07-16T15:51:08.576+10:002009-07-16T15:51:08.576+10:00The Soviets came very very close though, they were...The Soviets came very very close though, they were outspent and lost political impetus.<br /><br />Some interesting bits of hardware were the N1 rocket, the Luna and Lunokhod unmanned landing probes and Cosmos 379, 398 & 434 which were test vehicles of the manned LK Lander.<br /><br />As for what would have happened if the US didn't go to the moon? Well, they probably would have ramped up efforts in Vietnam or elsewhere.<br /><br />One of the major reasons why the Cold War was cold was due to the principle of Mutually Assured Destruction; if just one completely hatstand leader had decided to "push the button", then who knows?Rollohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857022259613895393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881340.post-23436249129135671942009-07-16T00:52:42.693+10:002009-07-16T00:52:42.693+10:00I don't see how you can claim that lives were ...I don't see how you can claim that lives were saved.<br /><br />What would have happened if the US didn't go to the moon?<br /><br />Probably nothing.<br /><br />The soviets couldn't get their act together to ever send a man to the moon.<br /><br />The US was well placed in Europe to attack the USSR and had submarines and aircraft and IRBM located in Great Britain, Turkey and Italy.<br /><br />Plus the US was and still is the only country in the World to use Nuclear Weapons during a war.<br /><br />If anyone should have felt threatened it was the USSR.<br /><br />The moon programme did not mean the Cuban missile crisis was resolved - it was over before the announcement anyway - intelligence, communication, discussion and staying firm did. Even though I can't see how the US justified stopping the USSR placing Missiles in Cuba when the the US was so entrenched in Europe. To me it was hypocrisy of the highest level.<br /><br />But by standing up to the USSR over missiles in cuba then it was probably the turning point that ensured that the USSR kept their distance and never again directly threatened the US.<br /><br />What the moon programme did do was divert great amounts of money that could have been spent on other science. And we have no idea how many 100's of millions of people have died due to that.Me The Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04987326875761198862noreply@blogger.com