Original sentence: Several times, when the Soviet military-industrial complex found itself unable to compete against new developments, KGB responded by propping up fake "peace movements"  in Western countries, creating astroturfing campaigns against these developments.The plan, under KGB Director Yuri Andropov, aimed at fostering popular opposition to the deployment included a massive disinformation campaign requiring false scientific reports from the Soviet Academy of Sciences  and funding to European anti-nuclear and peace groups opposed to arms proliferation
Edited sentence: Several times, when the Soviet military-industrial complex found itself unable to compete against new developments, KGB responded by propping up fake "peace movements" in Western countries, creating astroturfing campaigns against these developments.The plan, under KGB Director Yuri Andropov, aimed at fostering popular opposition to the deployment included a massive disinformation campaign requiring false scientific reports from the Soviet Academy of Sciences and funding to European anti-nuclear and peace groups opposed to arms proliferation