When Soviet leaders spent too much money on their military, the military was able to get the best managers, labor and materials.
This caused the civilian sector of the economy to be unable to provide enough goods for the populace, thus contributing to the poor economic growth of the Soviet Union in the civilian sector.
The soviet union spent too much money on their military, Everything started to collapse around them. They could not produce enough consumer goods to keep people happy.
How much did the Soviet Union spend on its military?
one would say that military are spending were around 10 to 20 percent of Soviet GDP, so perhaps a compromise figure of 15 percent, around twice USA spending. However, Harrison 2003 leads some support to the idea that actual military spending was around 20 percent, in the upper range of the Cold War estimates
What did the USA spend its money on during the Cold War?
Technology to the military and Star Wars during the Reagan years or as it is really called SDI. We also spent money to beef up our military.
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