other countries have crashed craft ( brazil handed theres over the the americans in exchange for technology) china and russia had more limited recoveries yet roswell and nuclear arms were with the US first, treaties were signed with roselvelt and eisenhower. The US took the lead and developed the advanced military technology first ( think GDP spending versus the rest of hte world) as the defacto one with the arms and technology lead and the semi stable democratic government they made the best partners ( and as the only country to make it to the moon) the one best placed to handle the 65 year truth embargo which is coming to an end
