Pre-launched nuclear weapons
There were persistent rumors that the soviet union had launched a couple of satellites containing nuclear weapons.
These satellites were designed to be a first strike weapon vs key targets in the united states. The most important benefit is that their "launch" would not be detected by the standard launch detection systems and could potential strike withing 2-3 minutes of the go signal (assuming the attack was times to coincide with the optimal orbital position).
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