The implications of that single deportation are staggering: Dr. Qian returned to China and immediately persuaded Mao Zedong to put him to work building a modern weapons program. By the decade’s end, China tested its first missile. By 1980, it could rain them down on California or Moscow with equal ease. Dr. Qian wasn’t just rightly christened the father of China’s missile and space programs; he set in motion the technological revolution that turned China into a superpower.
The American rightwing is The West’s biggest liability.
DarkCloud@lemmy.world 3 days ago
The American rightwing is The West’s biggest liability.
Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
It is fascinating just how many of the US’ problems are self inflicted.