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by sitkack 4484 days ago
The US manufactured that image for its own purposes.
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dragonwriter 4484 days ago
The Soviet Union manufactured that image for deterrence/intimidation/diverting-of-US-energy purposes.

The US military-industrial complex amplified it for pocket-lining purposes.

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ballard 4484 days ago
Separating movie portrayals and actual mindset...

Wouldn't the MIC over-emphasize Russian reliability whereas the rank-and-file tend to underestimate it?

Further, wouldn't RU do more or less the same, substituting design bureaus?

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