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The gap was entirely perceived. CIA figures reported a clear US advantage in the number of missiles; padded figures were presented to the public during the Cold War so that further development and expenditure would be allowed.
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Was the Soviet Missiles based in Cuba?
Yes, missiles from the Soviet Union were transported to and assembled in Cuba before the 1963 Cuban missile crisis.In the documentary movie "The Fog of War", Robert McNamara (then the Secretary of Defense for the Kennedy administration) tells of a discussion of his in the 1990's with Cuba's leader Fidel Castro. McNamara recalls that Castro said he not only had nuclear warheads available on the island, but that he would have used them on the US if the US had invaded. Stunned by this McNamara asked if Castro would do this knowing full-well that the US would respond with overwhelming nuclear force, and Castro answered "Yes."I recommend you read about the Cuban Missile Crisis on Wikipedia and there's an excellent little book on the Cold War titled "The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction" by Oxford university press.
The term bomber gap was used during the cold war for the primary purpose of?
Greatly increase military spending
After 1960 how did the US nuclear arsenal compare to the soviets?
The US was almost always ahead of the USSR, however our intelligence was so bad we often suspected we were behind and initiated expensive weapons production programs to make up the perceived gap.
Where do you get a crip flag?
At the Banana Republic or the GAP At the Banana Republic or the GAP At the Banana Republic or the GAP
What is the narrow gap in the Hindu kush?
The narrow gap between the Hindu Kush is the Bosporus Strait
What did John F. Kennedy campaign stand for?
The main issues were the economy and the Communist threat including a perceived "missile gap" with the USSR and the Communist government of Cuba. Kennedy promised to fix both.
How many pages does Missile Gap have?
Missile Gap has 99 pages.
When was Missile Gap created?
Missile Gap was created on 2006-12-31.
What is the ISBN of Missile Gap?
The ISBN for "Missile Gap" by Charles Stross is 978-1-4295-0723-8.
What was the missile gap?
A mistaken perception that US had fewer missles than the USSR
Where can one find offers that are available from Real Gap?
Real Gap is a company that offers vacations and trips specifically for students and people in 'gap years'. A gap year is a time period where a person transitions from one stage of their life to the next, such as retirement. Real Gap's official website features a rotating selection of special offers on certain trips.
What was the importance of the fulda gap in the cold war?
The Fulda Gap would have been the best place for tanks to invade West Germany.
How resolve the problem of the generation gap?
for resolving generation gap, parents and children need to have real communication at home
What does GDP gap measure the difference between?
GDP Gap measures the percent difference in Real and Potential GDP
What does a contractionary gap imply about the actual rate of unemployment relative to the natural rate of unemployment?
Assume certeris paribus, an expansionary gap is where real GDP is above the full employment, and a contractionary gap is where real GDP is below the full employment.
What is the spark plug gap on a 1987 Honda shadow 1100c?
THIS IS FROM CLYMER REPAIR MANUAL. NGK BP8ES COLD PLUG, NGKBP7ES PLUG GAP .031-035
The GDP gap measures the difference between?
nominal GDP and real GDP.
