"I wrote somewhere during the Cold War that I sometimes wish the Iron Curtain were much taller than it is, so that you could see whether the development of science with no communication was parallel on the two sides. In this case it certainly wasn't"

Thomas Gold's quote mirrors the stress in between the East and West during the Cold War. He expresses a dream that the Iron Curtain, the physical and ideological obstacle between both sides, was taller to ensure that one could observe the growth of scientific research on both sides. Gold suggests that the lack of communication in between the two sides throughout the Cold War indicated that the growth of science was not parallel. This quote highlights the influence of the Cold War on clinical progression, as the absence of interaction between both sides implied that the development of science was prevented. Gold's quote additionally shows the political as well as ideological divide in between the East as well as West throughout the Cold War, as the Iron Curtain was a physical manifestation of this divide. This quote works as a reminder of the impact of the Cold War on clinical progression, as well as the importance of interaction and cooperation in the improvement of scientific research.