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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago

Yeah they are. They're a theocracy, yes, but the theocracy made a point to maintain the scientific and engineering capacity they had prior. They've got women with barely any freedoms with PhDs and jobs using them. If you can't understand that you can't really assess their capabilities. What they lack is allies, water, and freedoms