Holy guacamole Batman its our 50th episode already. we forgot. So here is a story about how a town was used as a pawn in the dick measuring contest that was the Cold War.

sources:

amusingplanet.com/2019/03/how-soviet-helped-vulcan-american-town.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1978/12/16/archives/stranded-mining-town-awaits-bridge-connection-for-miners-impetus.html?auth=link-dismiss-google1tap&smid=em-share