"missile gap" meaning in English

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        "The perceived superiority during the Cold War of the number and power of the USSR's missiles in comparison with those of the United States."
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        "(US, military, historical) The perceived superiority during the Cold War of the number and power of the USSR's missiles in comparison with those of the United States."
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