Why did the Soviet system become weak and its economy stagnate?

1) Lack of natural resources
2) Overreliance on nuclear technology
3) Investment in military and satellite states
4) Sudden political changes

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

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The correct answer is Option 3 - 3

1) Lack of natural resources
2) Overreliance on nuclear technology
3) Investment in military and satellite states
4) Sudden political changes

The Soviet economy used a significant portion of its resources on maintaining a nuclear and military arsenal and developing satellite states in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, which became a heavy economic burden.

The Soviet economy used much of its resources in maintaining a nuclear and military arsenal and the development of its satellite states in Eastern Europe and within the Soviet system (the five Central Asian Republics in particular). This led to a huge economic burden that the system could not cope with. At the same time, ordinary citizens became more knowledgeable about the economic advance of the West. They could see the disparities between their system and the systems of the West. After years of being told that the Soviet system was better than Western capitalism, the reality of its backwardness came as a political and psychological shock.