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The Soviets managed to fool the US government into believing that they had many more strategic bombers than they actually did, using the same tactics. > At the
by davorb 11y ago
The Soviets managed to fool the US government into believing that they had many more strategic bombers than they actually did, using the same tactics.
> At the Soviet Aviation Day demonstrations at the Tushino Airfield, ten Bison bombers were flown past the reviewing stand, then flew out of sight, quickly turned around, and flew past the stands again with eight more, presenting the illusion that there were 28 aircraft in the flyby. Western analysts extrapolated from the illusionary 28 aircraft, judging that by 1960 the Soviets would have 800.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomber_gap https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomber_gap
- Shivetya 11y agosometimes attempting to fool or convince your own people you get the side benefit of doing the same to a foe
- arethuza 11y agoI don't think the US had any desire to accurately measure the threat from the Soviets as reality would have contradicted what politicians needed - the curse of all intelligence activities.