What was the "missile gap" identified in the 1950s? The USSR, according to a report, was ahead in ICBM technology. The Soviets had a lot fewer ICBMs than the United States. The distance ICBMs flew between continents was referred to as a "gap." The "gap" referred to the distance between deployed missiles on the ground.

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What was the "missile gap" identified in the 1950s? The USSR, according to a report, was ahead in ICBM technology. The Soviets had a lot fewer ICBMs than the United States. The distance ICBMs flew between continents was referred to as a "gap." The "gap" referred to the distance between deployed missiles on the ground.

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Kasen Huynh · Answer 1

The correct answer is "The USSR, according to a report, was ahead in ICBM technology".

The "Missile Gap" was a term initially used by President John F Kennedy, while being a candidate, to refer to the disadvantage in overall missile developments of the US in comparison to the USSR.

During December 1958, it was understood that the Soviets had successfully managed to launch a missile with ICBM technology with a range of 8000 miles. The US had parallelly failed to launch a missile with similar technology during that month.