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They couldn't keep up with THEIR OWN NEEDS, not with NATO. Remember, the Soviet Union had more of everything than all of NATO COMBINED. That had always been their goal, since NATO was destined by the Soviet leadership for eventual destruction. If not for the USA's very accurate nukes, they would have succeeded in crushing all of NATO with conventional forces, which were far, far superior in numbers. In short, the Soviet Union was 'keeping up' with the combined economies of the entire planet, whereas the USA was simply attempting to keep up, period. Former Soviet experts claim that the Soviets spent 50% of their total GDP on their military. So, they were not 'keeping up' with the Americans. They had passed them ages ago, therefore your claim is utterly ridiculous.

[QUOTE="Saxon, post: 212845, member: 2269"] [SIZE=4][COLOR=#ff0000]They couldn't keep up with THEIR OWN NEEDS, not with NATO. Remember, the Soviet Union had more of everything than all of NATO COMBINED. That had always been their goal, since NATO was destined by the Soviet leadership for eventual destruction. If not for the USA's very accurate nukes, they would have succeeded in crushing all of NATO with conventional forces, which were far, far superior in numbers. In short, the Soviet Union was 'keeping up' with the combined economies of the entire planet, whereas the USA was simply attempting to keep up, period. Former Soviet experts claim that the Soviets spent 50% of their total GDP on their military. So, they were not 'keeping up' with the Americans. They had passed them ages ago, therefore your claim is utterly ridiculous.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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