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Soviet economy must improve to sustain military power, official says
Pentagon official Maj. Gen. Schuyler Bissell testified that the Soviet Union needs stronger economic growth to maintain a military strength capable of supporting international legitimacy into the 1990s. He noted limited decentralization may appear, but major reforms will take time. Soviet defense spending comprised 14 to 16 percent of GNP in 1981, well above U.S. levels.
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