Powers incident
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The Powers incident refers to the 1960 Cold War episode in which American U-2 spy pilot Francis Gary Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union, triggering a major international diplomatic crisis.
Aliases (1)
- Powers ×1
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War incident
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international diplomatic crisis → |
| aircraftUsed |
Lockheed U-2
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| airDefenseSystemInvolved |
Soviet surface-to-air missiles
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| alsoKnownAs |
1960 U-2 incident
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U-2 incident → |
| altitudeOfFlight |
high-altitude reconnaissance level
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| cause |
U.S. high-altitude reconnaissance flight over Soviet territory
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| conflict |
Cold War
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| countryInvolved |
Soviet Union
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United States → |
| exchangeDate |
1962-02-10
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| exchangeLocation |
Glienicke Bridge, Berlin
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| genre |
espionage incident
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| hasPart |
U.S.–Soviet diplomatic confrontation
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capture of pilot Francis Gary Powers → shootdown of a U-2 reconnaissance aircraft → |
| hasSubject |
U.S.–Soviet summit diplomacy
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aerial surveillance → international law and sovereignty → |
| historicalSignificance |
example of risks of strategic reconnaissance
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key turning point in Cold War diplomacy → |
| impact |
increased public awareness of aerial reconnaissance
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setback for Eisenhower administration foreign policy → |
| intelligenceAgencyInvolved |
Central Intelligence Agency
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| laterDevelopment |
prisoner exchange of Francis Gary Powers for Rudolf Abel
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| legalOutcome |
conviction of Francis Gary Powers for espionage
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trial of Francis Gary Powers in the Soviet Union → |
| location |
near Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union
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| mediaCoverage |
extensive international press coverage
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| militaryBranchInvolved |
United States Air Force
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| pilot |
Francis Gary Powers
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| politicalLeaderInvolved |
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Nikita Khrushchev → |
| precededBy |
covert U-2 overflights of the Soviet Union
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| propagandaUse |
used by Soviet Union to criticize U.S. aggression
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used by United States to highlight Soviet secrecy → |
| relatedProgram |
American strategic intelligence collection over USSR
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U-2 reconnaissance program → |
| result |
capture of Francis Gary Powers
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collapse of the 1960 Paris Summit → exposure of U.S. aerial espionage program → worsening of U.S.–Soviet relations → |
| SovietResponse |
display of wreckage and pilot at press events
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public denunciation of U.S. espionage → |
| startDate |
1960-05-01
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| timePeriod |
1960s
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
U-2 incident of 1960
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alsoKnownAs |
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Francis Gary Powers
("Powers")
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familyName |