But history does not end in 1970. The desire for a "Second Step" comes from the need to see the long-term consequences of these events. Does a democratic Germany survive? Does a reunited Russia become a superpower? Does the OFN (Organization of Free Nations) succeed in containing the Axis? "A Second Step" is the thematic bridge from the immediate crisis of the '60s to the long-term settling of the '70s and beyond.
means committing to iterative failure in the field, not sterile success in the lab. It accepts that a solution that works at 2 PM on a Tuesday might fail at 2 AM on a Sunday. The second step learns from that failure and adapts. tno a second step