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From: stramm@beowulf.ucsd.edu (Bernd Stramm)
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Subject: Re: Kremlin reveals space budget
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Date: 14 Jun 89 14:44:02 GMT
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In article <5182@mtgzz.att.com> dls@mtgzz.att.com (d.l.skran) writes:
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>My guess is that these figures are low by a factor of 2 or 3 for
>propaganda purposes. They are totally unbelievable.
>
>Dale not Amon Skran

Remember that their pricing is kind of artificial --- since they
don't have a market economy, the government basically sets the
prices of what they buy, so prices don't reflect "real" cost.

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