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Great question, Dmitri.

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The paper does highlight how the Soviet Union's decision to abandon the Setun ternary computer in favor of copying IBM's binary systems was a critical mistake.

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This technological stagnation, combined with the arms race,耗尽了 the Soviet economy.

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What do you think, Sarah?