What did President Eisenhower propose in the Open Skies plan of 1955?

At the Geneva Summit in July 1955, President Dwight D. Eisenhower introduced the "open skies" proposal as a measure to address the growing fear of a surprise nuclear attack during the Cold War arms race.12

Under this plan, the United States and the Soviet Union would:
* Exchange detailed blueprints of all their respective military installations.1
* Permit each side to conduct unhindered aerial reconnaissance over the other's territory to verify military activities.12

Eisenhower intended for this transparency to reduce international tensions and provide a mechanism for verifying potential arms control agreements. While the proposal was well-received by global public opinion, the Soviet Union ultimately rejected it, with Nikita Khrushchev denouncing the plan as a capitalist espionage device.12