A socialist economy is a system of production where goods and services are produced directly for use, in contrast to a capitalist economic system, where goods and services are produced to generate profit (and therefore indirectly for use). "Production under socialism would be directly and solely for use.
The launching of D. Sputnik started the space race
Russa, or the U.S.S.R. at that time. When the U.S. found out about Russian missiles in Cuba, they established sanctions once the U.S.S.R. got rid of the missiles. So as soon as the Russians put missiles in Cuba, it was a domino effect that led up to the cold war.
Even if the United States had wanted to enter the war, its military force was simply not ready.