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In 1979 Ustinov confidently asserted that "the armed forces of the U.S.S.R. are on a high level that ensures the accomplishment of any tasks set by the party and the people." He left his country with massive supplies of rifles, tanks, submarines, bombers and nuclear warheads—a huge arsenal but one that has made neither party nor people feel more secure.
—By John Kohan. Reported by Erik Amfitheatrof/Moscow