Question
A controversy named for these objects was resolved when Deputy Secretary Roswell Gilpatric found only 10 examples of R-7s in Corona photos. In 1984, a young Ash Carter told Congress that a proposed system of X-rays would be ineffective against these objects. A technology to counter these items, the Nike Zeus, was canceled by Robert McNamara. Canada installed (*) Bomarc examples of these items instead of sticking with the Avro Arrow. They’re not bombers, but the Kennedy campaign exploited the false notion that the US had a “gap” in these weapons. These weapons would have been destroyed by the Reagan-era SDI program, which critics dubbed “Star Wars.” For 10 points, name these weapons fired from silos. ■END■
ANSWER: missiles [or ICBMs; or intercontinental ballistic missiles; or nuclear missiles; accept anti-ballistic missile or ABM; accept missile gap; prompt on warheads or rockets or bombs or nuclear bombs or nukes]
<Michael Bentley, History - Cross, Historiography, and Miscellaneous> ~27099~ <Editor: Michael Bentley>
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | TUH | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 100% | 36% | 0% | 76.06 |