Shaking America
A podcast about stories in history that shook up the United States.
Shaking America
The Cold War Bomber Gap
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During the Cold War the Soviet Union tricked the American military into believing that the US had less long-range bomber jets than the Soviets. This resulted in a massive increase in defense spending to combat a threat that didn't exist -- the so-called "Bomber Gap".