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TO CATCH UP WITH U. S.
The Soviet Union, so its leaders believe, has
now achieved equality with the United States as
a military superpower. As these pictures and
those on subsequent pages reveal, much effort
still needs to be expended befare the U.S.S .R.
can catch up with the U. S. in other factors of
national power, notably in the fields of agricul–
ture and industry.
That the Soviets are making progress in these
fields, is borne out by a fact that should surprise
many Americans: In 1971, the Soviet steel
industry outproduced that of the United States
- something no other country has ever done,
and something Soviet economic pla nners hove
dreamed of accomplishing for decades.