The United States indeed played a ruthless move.
But the Soviet Union had no other choice.
They could only alleviate the internal food crisis by exchanging gold with other federations or countries for food.
Yet in just this one year,
70% of the gold reserves were consumed.
What about next year?
What to do?
Even if they wanted to continue using gold for exchange, there was not enough gold.
Not enough gold...
Should they exchange various technologies instead?
Hiss—
That's even less likely.
The United States' move was too insidious, leaving no space for maneuver.
Many Blue Star netizens put themselves in the shoes of the Soviets and realized there were no good solutions. Even if they made it through this year, the next year would still be problematic.
Moreover, it's impossible to exchange technology for food.
That's the foundation of the Soviet Union's standing.
