Not only were the supply chains different but the US and USSR also had very different design and procurement philosophies that tied back to military doctrine. T

Not only were the supply chains different but the US and USSR also had very different design and procurement philosophies that tied back to military doctrine. There's an interesting summary on Reddit related to Soviet aviation that outlines some of the differences. [1] This seems to be an example of defense strategy driving economics. In the US we tend to think of market forces driving defense policy but in fact there's a feedback loop between defense technology and how societies organize themselves. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/WarCollege/comments/9abbo3/what_were_some_of_the_different_design/ https://www.reddit.com/r/WarCollege/comments/9abbo3/what_wer...