[RestlessMind]

The fact that USSR was able to ramp up its industrial output, maybe not as high as USA but much higher than most other countries, refutes your point that private enterprise was not really needed for war effort. Because USSR, due to communism, had no private industry.

[cft]

The USSR was a one trick pony: narrowly specializing in warfare. When this specialization became less relevant due to MAD, it fell apart.

[golergka]

It had slave labour though.

[irrationalactor]

Have you ever read about the history of the USSR?

If you include the millions who died in various famines as well as those that were executed directly by Stalin, the number of victims of the USSR has been estimated to be anywhere between 6 and 15 million people.

The Soviet Union has to be the worst counterpoint to anybody arguing against private enterprise.