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The US and Britain conducted recon overflights of the Soviet Union during the Cold War, often using stripped down special recon planes. Some were mock nuclear attacks, testing defences along actual routes and over actual targets.

WI the Soviets did the same in reverse, presumably on a smaller scale due to basing and aircraft limitations?
I imagine this could be a job for the first versions of new aircraft, a stripped down Bison bomber overflying Scotland or Alaska in 1954-5 and new Mig25s overflying Florida from Cuba in 1970-1, before the defences adjusted to the new capability.

Would the US become more beligerant and order an escalation of its overflights, or more defensive and order all overflights shot down or conciliatory and over a cesation of overflights?
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