Vulnerability of U.S. Strategic Air Power to a Surprise Enemy Attack in 1956

ResearchPublished 1953

This report presents estimates of the effect of a surprise Soviet attack on the combat potential of the Strategic Air Command. It discusses the effectiveness and cost of several defensive measures and recommends implementation of a number of relatively low-cost measures.

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  • Copyright: RAND Corporation
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  • Year: 1953
  • Pages: 118
  • Document Number: SM-15

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Vulnerability of U.S. Strategic Air Power to a Surprise Enemy Attack in 1956. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1953. https://www.rand.org/pubs/special_memoranda/SM15.html.
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