Why did the need for manned espionage flights over Soviet territory disappear by the beginning of the 1960s?
A. The overall need to spy on the Soviet Union no longer existed because the Soviets' power was substantially diminished.
B. The United States and the Soviet Union finally came to a peaceful resolution of the Cold War.
C. U.S. spy satellites equipped with high-resolution space cameras began to fly over Soviet territory.
D. The U.S.-Soviet Peace Summit, scheduled for May 1960, seemed to be highly promising.
Answer: C
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