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Yeah I'm pretty sure the Soviets had the Valkyrie in mind when they turned out the Foxbat. I've read that for a time it caused quite a scare amongst NATO when it first came out, but in the end it did settle into recon quite well. I guess the stress of Mach 3 flight would mean they can only serve for so long though, and new SAMs are probably going to make aircraft that fly such missions without stealth obsolete.
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