Strategic Air Command

American  

noun

1. a U.S. Air Force command charged with intercontinental air strikes, especially nuclear attacks.

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Example Sentences

Strategic Air Command, signed a 1998 statement, organized by the group Global Zero, that called for the elimination of nuclear weapons globally.

From Salon

In the early days of the Nuclear Age, the top generals, like Curtis LeMay, the first head of the Strategic Air Command, did so with a ruthless attitude: War was about killing people and destroying countries, so the bigger the bomb, the better.

From Slate

LeMay, the more accomplished and visible of the two, rose to become Air Force chief of staff after commanding Strategic Air Command and leading the strategic bombing campaign against Japan in World War II. He was constantly at odds with McNamara, President John F. Kennedy and Joint Chiefs Chairman Maxwell Taylor over the Cuban missile crisis and the war in Vietnam.

From Salon

B-52 bombers, the backbone of the Air Force’s Strategic Air Command, were produced here, too.

From Seattle Times

“For generations, servicemembers from the Midwest have answered the call of duty and served in our nation’s military. Yet, the Midwest – especially since the post-Cold War reduction in the Strategic Air Command – is home to few active-duty military installations,” they wrote.

From Seattle Times