- After 1964, Brezhnev made some changes to Khrushchevs policies and Peaceful Coexistence continued.
- National interests guided Foreign Policy, which led to Detente.
- USSR had an advantage - USA looked weak after the Vietnam War.
- Detente would mean there could be Arms Limitations agreements for the USSR to catch up, but the USA had newer technology.
- USSR wanted Western Recognition for influence over the Eastern Bloc.
- Romania's independant foreign policy, the Czechslovakia Crisis in 1968, and strikes in Poland were signds that the Soviet Union's hold needed strengthening.
- USSR didn't want USA involved in the Sino-Soviet split.
- The Polit-Bureau were facing serious economic problems and needed to divert money from the Military Sector to improve living standards and get comsumer goods.
- Improved relations would gain them access to Western Technology and grain.
- The eigth of the five year plans - they made deals with Renault and Fiat to import new technology into the USSR.
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