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NATO analysis foresees major Soviet changes by 1980s
A secret NATO study, reviewed by heads of state in Washington, projects a profoundly altered Soviet Union within a decade. It notes population shifts toward Islam, rising Asian manpower needs, oil supply uncertainties, slower growth, and a 5 percent annual rise in military spending, with leadership succession after Brezhnev and Kosygin tentatively planned.
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