Dr. Ernst Stuhlinger has died

lid (John Savard) wrote:

They held the threat of nuclear annihilation over our heads for
decades, and for this they were resented.

Umm... let's at least acknowledge that this capability was shared, who
had (and used) it first, and who initiated the majority of the
"advances" in warhead design and delivery systems.

It's neither "moral equivalence" nor exculpation of Communism or
Stalin to accept that our version ("We have them only for deterrence,
but haven't gotten around to pledging no first use") didn't play as
well to others as it did at home.