A superpower can collapse when its economic system is optimized for a single goal (military power) and cannot adapt to changing circumstances, as demonstrated by the Soviet Union's inability to pay civil servants in 1991 despite having the world's largest army and first satellite in 1957.
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When a Superpower's Money Ran Out Before Its Power Did #shortsAdded:
In 1957, the Soviet Union put the first satellite in space.
Four years [music] later, the first human.
It had a nuclear arsenal that [music] could end civilization.
It had the largest army on Earth.
In 1991, [music] it couldn't pay its civil servants.
The same system, 34 years. [music] How does the most powerful military machine in history go bankrupt?
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