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> contributed to the USSR bankrupting itself trying to keep up with cold war tech? Source?
by doovd 5y ago
> contributed to the USSR bankrupting itself trying to keep up with cold war tech?
Source?
- Iv 5y agoIt is probably a reference to the SDI program, also called the Starwars program. Note that the economic impact on USSR is just speculation. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Defense_Initiative#Controversy_and_criticism https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Defense_Initiative...
- imglorp 5y agoYes, and yes that remark was speculative.
- marktangotango 5y agoIt was known as "the strategy of technology" and there's been a lot of controversy if really was as effective as many claim. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategy_of_Technology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategy_of_Technology
- qaq 5y agoUSSR was spending majority of it's GDP on mil., hard to imagine it was not a major factor.