The Cold War: Major Events and Developments

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1. 12 July 2026 · corrected by Emir Baycan

   2 corrections applied: The 1947 X-article was titled 'The Sources of Soviet Conduct'; the quoted line is unverified. | Maultsby's U-2 flew from Alaska and strayed into Soviet airspace over Chukotka/Siberia, not 'over Alaska.'

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   Kennan elaborated the argument publicly (under the pseudonym "X") in the 1947 Foreign Affairs article: "The Main Antagonist of Soviet Power ..." | ...a separate U-2 accidentally strayed into Soviet airspace over Alaska.

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   Kennan elaborated the argument publicly (under the pseudonym "X") in the 1947 Foreign Affairs article "The Sources of Soviet Conduct." | ...and a separate U-2 that had taken off from Alaska accidentally strayed into Soviet airspace over Siberia.

   Why: Both corrections were already applied in the visible body text and bibliography, but the FAQ (JSON-LD schema) still had the stale, uncorrected line: 'and a separate U-2 accidentally strayed into Soviet airspace' (missing the Alaska takeoff / Siberia landing detail). Fixed the FAQ answer to match the corrected body text: 'a separate U-2 that had taken off from Alaska accidentally strayed into Soviet airspace over Siberia.'

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