In the early 1980s, the Cold War had reached a critical juncture. The arms race between the East and the West was at a deadlock, with neither side gaining a definitive advantage. However, the real battleground lay in economic ideology. The contrast between the two dominant economic models—the liberal open-market system of the West and the centrally planned economies of the Eastern Bloc—had become increasingly evident. While the East struggled with inefficiencies, scarcity, and widespread economic hardship, the West flourished under a syst