Bomber gap
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title:
Bomber gap
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The bomber gap was the Cold War belief that the Soviet Union's Long Range Aviation department had gained an advantage in deploying jet-powered strategic bombers. Widely accepted for several years by US officials, the gap was used as a political talking point in the United States to justify a great increase in defense spending. One result was a massive buildup of the US Air Force bomber fleet, which peaked at over 2500 bombers to counter the perceived Soviet threat. Surveillance flights by the U-
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Cold War intimidation tactic used by the Soviet Union's military
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomber_gap
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2023-07-24T22:59:48Z
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