Ministry of Medium Machine Building

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Headquarters in Moscow

The Ministry of Medium Machine-Building Industry of the USSR (

Bolshaya Ordynka St. (Большая Ордынка) 24–26, currently occupied by the corporation Rosatom
.

History

The ministry was established on the basis of the First Chief Directorate (nuclear industry) and the Third Chief Directorate (development in the area controlled missiles, aircraft, rockets and long range missiles) of the

Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR
(Главпромстрой МВД) charged with construction of nuclear installations, all of which were in operation since September 1942.

The Ministry of Medium Machine Building was established by a Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on 26 June 1953. The Central Intelligence Agency initially believed that the ministry oversaw the war industry.[1] On September 11, 1989, after merging with the Ministry of Atomic Energy, the Ministry of Medium Machine Building was renamed the Ministry of Atomic Energy and Industry of the USSR (Министерство атомной энергетики и промышленности СССР).

List of ministers

Source:[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP80-00810A000500470008-7.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "Governments of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1917-1964". Archived from the original on 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Governments of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1964-1991". Archived from the original on 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.

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