ON THE NATURE OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE ARMS RACE AND SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PROGRESS IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE 20th CENTURY
Muslim Rinatovich Akhmedov, Aleksandr Yurievich Komarovsky, Akhmat Khamzatovich Krymshamkhalov, Aleksandr Serafimovich Manykin, Denis Valerievich Rodin, Ruslan Timurovich Yaganov
M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Keywords: Cold War, arms race, military-political confrontation between the USSR and the USA, scientific and technological progress
Abstract
The article presents an attempt to assess the impact of the arms race on scientific and technological progress (STP) during the Cold War in the second half of the 20th century. Several examples of scientific and technological achievements stimulated by the arms race are considered. The essence, reasons and circumstances of their emergence, application and further development are described. The study attempts to move from general descriptions of events and speculative conclusions to revealing an unambiguous logic of events and their characteristics, for which purpose clear definitions of the terms used are introduced. The phenomenon of the Cold War and its impact on social development and in particular on STP is also considered from the perspective of the concept of modern natural science. The conclusion is made that the impact of the arms race on scientific and technological progress in the sense introduced took place, however, this impact was not general, but was realized in a relatively small number of specific achievements. Despite the noticeable impact of the arms race, the main and deeper reason for scientific and technological progress is seen in commercial interest.,
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