SPACE technology has been a sinew of military power ever since the Soviet Union shocked America into the space race when it launched Sputnik 1 into orbit 51 years ago.

51年前苏联将1号人造地球卫星发射上轨，此举使美国大为震惊并引发了太空竞争；

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Alternatively, this information could have been obtained by Soviet Colonel-General Albert Makashov, commander of the huge Siberian military district and a unabashed advocate of the assertive use of Soviet military power, who held secret meetings with the Iraqi Foreign Minister in Baghdad shortly before the invasion of Kuwait.

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At the same time, both the United States and China were wary of the Soviet Union's military power and expansionist agenda.

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They feared the U.S. was losing the edge to the Soviet Union in technology and military power.

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