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Sergey Korolyov, head of the Soviet space program, was known only as "Chief Designer" during his lifetime, supposedly to protect him from American assassination attempts. How likely is it that the US was trying to assassinate him?

by /u/henry_fords_ghost in /r/AskHistorians

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