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Sputnik was the Soviet Union's first satellite in space. It could spy on USA from a height way beyond any missile range. As the Cold War was predominantly about nuclear proliferation, where both sides had more than enough capability to wipe out the other, spying and advance warning were of paramount importance. The ability to spy unchallenged was a significant prize, and an advantage that USA were not about to concede easily. Their own space efforts were increased.

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