The satellite gap: there may be a gap between when the current generation of Advanced KH-II and Onyx reconnaissance satellites stop working and when their replacements are ready.

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists | January 1, 2003| | Copyright

IN THE MID-1950s, THE UNITED STATES feared there might be a "bomber gap"--that the Soviet Union had or would soon have a significantly greater number of long-range bombers, and that those bombers could deliver nuclear payloads to the American homeland. But as the imagery from U-2 spy plane missions over the Soviet Union accumulated over the next few years, it became clear there was no gap.

In the late 1950s, the possibility of a missile gap alarmed national security officials, members of Congress, and the public. Once again, technology was able to provide a ...

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