The Emerging Shield; The Air Force and the Evolution of Continental Air Defense 1945-1960
Language: English
Published by United States Air Force, Office of Air Force History, Washington DC, 1990
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xvii, [1], 356, [2] pages. Illustrations. Maps. Charts. Tables. Appendices. Notes. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Some ink and pencil comments and marks and underlining noted. Cover has some wear and soiling. This is one of the General Histories series. The author was killed in an accident shortly after completing the manuscript for this work. American concerns over air defense of the continental United States were at their most grave in the 1950s. The descent into cold war in the late 1940s, the confrontation of two hostile political systems in distant Korea, and the Soviet development of atomic weapons earlier than expected by American military experts came together to stimulate popular pressures for a shield against manned bombers reaching the American heartland from the North Pole. The effect on the newly independent Air Force was significant-it required that the Air Force modify its weapons inventory, just as the service had settled on a strong strategic nuclear offensive force to deter an enemy attack. The new requirements for strategic defense threatened to compete heavily for resources with the Strategic Air Command, itself undergoing a buildup and the introduction of new airplanes and a ballistic missile force. The Air Force nevertheless soon realized that the prospect of an attack by bombers armed with nuclear weapons was real. At least a rudimentary defense system, one capable of growing in strength and sophistication as demands dictated, would be needed to persuade the Soviets that an attack might not succeed. The postwar Air Defense Command, an administrative and planning backwater compared to the Strategic Air Command, suddenly assumed far greater significance, absorbing a larger portion of the defense budget. The expansion of the air defense effort after the mid-1950s had an impact on service roles, forcing the Air Force to consider issues it had not addressed in the past. An effective guided missile defense in the latter part of the decade brought the U.S. Army into the Continental Air Defense Command. Continental implications of the defense problem went beyond dividing responsibilities for tracking and destroying incoming attackers. Presumed First Paperback Edition, First printing.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Emerging Shield; The Air Force and the Evolution of Continental Air Defense 1945-1960
- Author
- Schaffel, Kenneth
- Publisher
- United States Air Force, Office of Air Force History, Washington DC
- Publication year
- 1990
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Trade paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0912799617
- ISBN 13
- 9780912799612
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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