In particular, it may seek to extract massive additional economic and technological assistance primarily to maintain an otherwise unsustainable military capability.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Freedom Flame 2013

Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev goes to Bonn today, searching for fresh economic and technological assistance from Germany and seeking to divide the Germans from their Western allies.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

Mikhail Gorbachev clearly understands that the Soviet Union would jeopardize the current detente and attendant infusions of economic, financial and technological assistance from the West were Moscow to try through force of arms to curb reforms now sweeping its erstwhile satellites.

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