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It is widely known that, after WWII, both the USSR and the US applied German technology to their own exploits. However, I'm interested in just how much this tech mattered to the two nations, specifically the Soviet Union.

Now, say that the front before Germany and Russia moves slightly west of East Prussia before the Germans capitulate to the Allies.

This creates two enquiries for pondering:
a) How exactly would this slow down the Soviet R&D,
and
b) What methods could the Soviets employ to mitigate this lack of technology (A more sophisticated espionage system? Surreptitious diplomacy?)?
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