The Soviets did have a "Fractional Orbital Bombardment System" (FOBS) for a while: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractional_Orbital_Bombardment_System https://

The Soviets did have a "Fractional Orbital Bombardment System" (FOBS) for a while: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractional_Orbital_Bombardment_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractional_Orbital_Bombardment... It's main advantage being that it could attack the US from the South (or presumably any other direction).