Soviet military–industrial complex
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The Soviet military–industrial complex was the vast network of state-controlled defense industries, research institutions, and government bodies that designed, produced, and maintained the USSR’s military hardware and strategic capabilities.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of Soviet economy
ⓘ
military–industrial complex ⓘ state-controlled industrial system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Soviet military–industrial complex
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet defense industry
Soviet military–industrial complex ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet military–industrial sector
|
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| declinedAfter | dissolution of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Soviet home front during World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet wartime armaments industry
|
| economicRole |
absorbed large share of Soviet industrial output
ⓘ
received priority access to resources and technology ⓘ |
| governedBy | Communist Party of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| includes |
aerospace factories
ⓘ
defense industrial ministries ⓘ design bureaus ⓘ electronics and radar plants ⓘ nuclear weapons facilities ⓘ research institutes ⓘ shipyards ⓘ test ranges ⓘ weapons production plants ⓘ |
| influenced |
Soviet foreign policy
ⓘ
Soviet science and technology policy ⓘ |
| legacy | basis for defense industries in post-Soviet states ⓘ |
| overseenBy |
Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Ministers of the USSR
Soviet military-industrial commission ⓘ
surface form:
Military–Industrial Commission of the USSR
Ministry of Defense of the USSR ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Ministry of Defense
Gosplan ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet State Planning Committee
|
| partOf | Soviet planned economy ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
central to Soviet national security policy
ⓘ
instrument of superpower competition with the United States ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
design of military hardware
ⓘ
maintenance of Soviet armed forces equipment ⓘ production of military hardware ⓘ support of Soviet strategic capabilities ⓘ |
| produced |
air defense systems
ⓘ
artillery systems ⓘ ballistic missiles ⓘ combat aircraft ⓘ military satellites ⓘ nuclear warheads ⓘ small arms ⓘ space launch vehicles ⓘ submarines ⓘ surface warships ⓘ tanks ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | post–World War II era ⓘ |
| supported |
Soviet Air Forces
ⓘ
Red Army ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Army
Soviet Navy ⓘ Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
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Soviet military–industrial sector
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Soviet defense industry
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Soviet armaments industry
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Soviet arms industry
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Soviet tank industry