There was even more tension in the sky. Eisenhower was sick of flying through the Soviet Union and always getting shot down, so he proposed "open skies." That was of course not accepted by Khrushchev. After that the CIA began having secretive flights over the U.S.S.R. They flew in such high altitude, Soviets' defense could not reach them. The U-2 took detailed pictures. Eisenhower discontinued the flights and Fancis Gary Powers was the last pilot. He was shot down and Khrushcev claimed he was captured and confessed everything. 38 years later, we finally realized he was lying. This war has led to sneaky, secretive tactics and in the end that added more tension.
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This post was a good summary of what happened with the U-2 incident and it is very informative on how the US were able to spy secretly on the USSR. I liked the prelude part where you said that Eisenhower tried to get "open skies" above Russia and the US.
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