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Eisenhower proposes 'Open Skies' at Geneva Summit

During the Geneva Summit, President Eisenhower proposed an 'Open Skies' plan to allow mutual aerial surveillance over U.S. and Soviet territories to verify military forces and reduce the chance of surprise attack.

Eisenhower proposes 'Open Skies' at Geneva Summit

The proposal was a high-profile confidence-building initiative aimed at easing Cold War tensions and helped introduce the idea of verification and transparency that would shape later arms-control negotiations.

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