A simple argument can dispel all conspiracies about NASA
Hoo boy, whenever someone opens a post with "here's this ONE WEIRD TRICK that proves me right", you know it's gonna be top quality reasoning and not an old argument that's already been beaten to death.
Why didn't the Soviets disprove it? And why wouldn't America disprove soviet successes such as Sputnik to give themselves a more prominent position?
Two possible reasons: Either they thought the other side is actually succeeding, or they already claimed they're totally going to space and felt slightly awkward about telling their governments that all those millions they laundered were, well, laundered. Going to jail/a labour camp was probably fairly low on their to-do list.
Before Tom Bishop says something about the "Domination of space" and "ICBMs in orbit", let me tell him that ICBMs are stored in silos firmly rooted in the ground. If they have launched and are in orbit, that means that someone has started a nuclear war. There are no nukes in orbit.
So, by your ace logic, since there are currently no nukes in orbit, it makes no difference whether or not nukes are at all feasible. I love it.
I guess we can de-escalate that whole North Korean thing then. After all, no North Korean nukes are in orbit, so it doesn't matter whether they're close to being able to launch one or not! Quickly, Rekt, get Trump on the line before it's too late!