The massive Arecibo Observatory radio telescope, made famous in the James Bond movie GoldenEye and paid homage to in the classic Nintendo 64 game, completely collapsed early Tuesday morning. This breaking news comes just a few weeks after the announcement that the invaluable astronomy tool would be demolished due to fears that it would completely collapse.

Almost seems like a metaphor for the decline of America.

Why didn't they try to repair the telescope before it collapsed? Scientist in China still seem to think this is worth investing in, Why doesn't the west?