you may recall Star Wars, which increased our debt but really increased the Soviets thereby causing economic hardship. Kremlin spent $1.12 B to 116 K people in compensation who were evacuated from Chernobyl but the figure did not
include construction of housing and other facilities for the evacuees.
One should also keep in mind that going back as far as 1917, the central committee had a habit of not telling the truth so the cost was probably much higher.
Gorbachev would later tell UN Envoy Diego Cordovez that the impact of the war lobby should not be overestimated;
Link: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/12/13/Soviets-pay-112-billion-in-compensation-for-Chernobyl-disaster/3146534834000/
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