the west doesn't even have hypersonic missiles. anyway, i'm not super into the soiboi reddit arguing over who is the best at x type of science or who which type of military equipment is the best. most of the time these types of argument are between nerdy neckbaerd types with know actual scienctific training who are just obsessed with pc games and history channel documentaries about ww2. my point is that innovation in general has slowed down across the board due to the politicization of science and the ongoing replication crisis in the sciences. that being said, the idea that the west is dominant across the board is simply not true. you can't even study certain shit in the west - e.g. stuff related to race and genetics, which they have no problem studying in russia or china.
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