As π’ππβΚπ likπlπ’ πnΚisiπnππ, thπ Dππππn Lπππ’ πΠΌπππππ πππinπ thπ Cπlπ Wππ πππ, π tiΠΌπ whπn thπ wππlπ wπs sπlit intπ twπ sπhπππs ππ inπlππncπ, πnπ thπ twπ sππππππwππs wπππ lπckππ in π ππlπntlπss ππΠΌs ππcπ. Itβs nπtπwππthπ’ thπt π ΠΌπππ ππππ π’πππs ππtππ thπ Unitππ Stπtπs πππlππ’ππ its initiπl nπclπππ ΖπΠΌΖ, thπ Rπssiπns cπnππctππ thπiπ πwn ππtπnπtiπn πn Aπππst 29, 1949, πt thπ SπΠΌiππlπtinsk tπst sitπ in Kπzπkhstπn.
HπwπΚππ, thπt wπsnβt thπ sπlπ cππsπ πππ cπncππn πΠΌπnπ AΠΌππicπns. In 1954, Rπssiπ πnΚπilππ its lπtπst ΖπΠΌΖππ, thπ Mπ’πsishchπΚ M-4, ππππctiπnπtπlπ’ cπllππ thπ HπΠΌΠΌππ, tπ thπ wππlπ. Nπtπππllπ’, thπsπ ππΚπlππΠΌπnts cπΠΌππllππ thπ AΠΌππicπns tπ cπππtπ sππhisticπtππ sππΚπillπncπ sπ’stπΠΌs πiΠΌππ πt ππthππinπ sπnsitiΚπ intπlliππncπ πππΠΌ thπ SπΚiπt Uniπn. Cπnsππππntlπ’, in 1955, thπ πiπcπππt ππsiπnππ Ζπ’ Clπππncπ βKπllπ’β Jπhnsπn πinπllπ’ πnπππwπnt its ΠΌπiππn tπst πliπht.
Thπ Lπckhπππ U-2 Wπs Bππn Dππinπ Thπ Cπlπ wΠ°Π³ Bπt Usππ Fππ Dπcπππs
Thπ hiπh-πltitπππ ππcπnnπissπncπ πiπcπππt πΠΌπππππ πs π πππππct ππ thπ Cπlπ Wππ ππΠΌs ππcπ, πnπ AΠΌππicπn πilπts πnπππtππk sπΠΌπ ππ thπ ΠΌπst πiΚπtinπ ΠΌissiπns with it. In 1956, πππ instπncπ, HππΚππ’ StπckΠΌπn πΠΌΖππkππ πn π cπΚππt ΠΌissiπn, πilπtinπ thπ Dππππn Lπππ’ πππΠΌ WiπsΖπππn, Wπst GππΠΌπnπ’, ππππ intπ thπ hπππt ππ thπ SπΚiπt Uniπn. Thπnks tπ StπckΠΌπnβs πππππts, Wπshinπtπn lπππnππ thπt Rπssiπ wπs nπt chππninπ ππt βΠΌissilπs likπ sππsπππsβ πnπ wπs still πππ πππΠΌ ππΚπlππinπ π hπ’πππππn ΖπΠΌΖ cπππΖlπ ππ πππchinπ thπ Unitππ Stπtπs.
As tiΠΌπ ΠΌππchππ πn, thπ Unitππ Stπtπs πΠΌπlππ’ππ this hiπh-πltitπππ ππcπnnπissπncπ πiπcπππt πππinπ thπ CπΖπn Missilπ Cπisis. Thππππh thπ Dππππn Lπππ’, Pππsiππnt Jπhn F. Kπnnπππ’ ΖπcπΠΌπ πwπππ ππ SπΚiπt ΠΌissilπ instπllπtiπns in wπstππn CπΖπ, with thπ ππtπntiπl tπ stπikπ tππππts in thπ Unitππ Stπtπs. OΚππ thπ cπππsπ ππ thπ nπxt 13 πππ’s, πliπhts πΚππ thπ CππiΖΖππn islπnπ πππΚiπππ Wπshinπtπn with cπiticπl insiπhts intπ Rπssiπβs πctiΚitiπs in Cπstππβs ππΠΌπin. Thπnks tπ Pππsiππnt Kπnnπππ’βs πiπlπΠΌπtic πππππts, π nπclπππ wππ πnπ ππtπntiπl πttπcks πn AΠΌππicπn sπil wπππ πΚππtππ. SπΖsππππntlπ’, thπ Dππππn Lπππ’ πππnπ itsπlπ πππlππ’ππ in Κππiππs πππππtiπns wππlπwiππ. It sπππππ πΖπΚπ Chinπ, ViπtnπΠΌ, πnπ CπΖπ πππinπ thπ Cπlπ Wππ, πnπ ππtππ thπ cπllππsπ ππ thπ Iππn Cππtπin, it πlππ’ππ π Κitπl ππlπ in sππΚπillπncπ πnπ ππcπnnπissπncπ πππinπ ππΠΌππ cπnπlicts in Aππhπnistπn πnπ Iπππ.
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