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Strategic Air Command

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noun

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


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The Strategic Air Command raised its nuclear alert levels to the highest level.

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2021

So, on the way to getting a judgment on that I served at an Air Base in California called Castle Air Base, which was the training base for Strategic Air Command.

From MSNBC • Oct. 9, 2019

When Jonathan was six years old, the Air Force wanted to improve its public image by making his father a general in the Strategic Air Command.

From Salon • Sep. 21, 2019

When Gen. Curtis LeMay whipped a motley postwar bomber force into the fearsome Strategic Air Command, it depended on American proficiency in midair refueling.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2019

If the order to attack was to come, it would be in the form of a six-character string of letters and numbers sent by radio from Strategic Air Command in Omaha.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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