MAJOR FACTORS THAT DECEIVED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF STRATEGIC NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN THE USSR
This article identifies and analyzes the main factors that led to the creation in the USSR of strategic nuclear missiles. Based on the analysis of a significant number of historical and historiographical sources, it is concluded that these include military-political, military-technical and geopolitical factors. It is also claimed that the creation and development of nuclear missile weapons in the USSR as soon as possible was the result of deterring the aggressive militaristic aspirations of the USA.