> What has France been doing since WWII? If they have the know how, shouldn’t they be at the same level as US now A lot? I mean they were on the same level or

> What has France been doing since WWII? If they have the know how, shouldn’t they be at the same level as US now A lot? I mean they were on the same level or above in the early 2000s. Ariane was sort of the SpaceX of the 80s by commercializing and significantly decreasing the cost of space launches. > from the Germans on how to build an empire Yeah.. the German economy is in a remarkably great state these days.