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by chistev 21 days ago
And, despite their attempts to keep up, they were behind in the number of missiles and bombers they had in comparison with the United States.

The missile and bomber gap - the belief that the Soviets had more - was wrong.

Although it seems like insiders within the United States Government always knew the USA was ahead, but refrained from mentioning it for political purposes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile_gap

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomber_gap