The conversion of military industry started in 1988 as a policy of the central government. It was intended to preserve as much as possible of the military industrial complex, especially its R&D establishment, skilled workforce, and managerial superstructure. From the military point of view this conversion was easily reversible; from the economic point of view it was wasteful. In 1990, the republics started to claim jurisdiction over the military plants ...
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