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"Fighter pilots make movies, bomber pilots make history" - or so the bomber pilots say, anyway. Strategic Air Command held a constant nuclear-armed vigil, ready to launch nuclear war at a moments notice, twenty-four hours a day. SAC was responsible for two of the three components of the Nuclear Triad - manned strategic bombers and land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) - alongside the Navys SLBMs. Also responsible for the USAFs strategic reconnaissance aircraft, SAC maintained a large fleet of tankers to support its bombers and spy planes. After a draw down of strength in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, SAC rebuilt its strength throughout the 1980s as part of a wider revitalization of the US armed forces under President Reagan. New advanced bombers, tankers and ICBMs joined the fleet with the promise of new stealth aircraft under development.
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- Books (first-hand)
- Author
- Symonds, Adrian
- Title
- SAC in the 1980s
- Details
- English text, paperback, many colour photos. 96 pages.
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