airborne alert
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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It could mean, he speculated, that Russia was sending more nuclear-missile-carrying submarines out to sea or placing more bombers on airborne alert or mobilizing its short-range nuclear weapons in western Russia.
From Slate ● Mar. 1, 2022
Elsewhere, B-52s went on airborne alert for strikes within the Soviet Union, and plans were developed for a strike on Cuba.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2016
Costly as it is, the airborne alert is an economical way of stretching the effectiveness of the strategic bomber as long and as far as possible.
From Time Magazine Archive
Needed: "Additional and improved bombers, airborne alert, more missiles of existing types, speeded production of Polaris submarines, the promptest possible dispersal and hardening of bases, and a program for civil defense."
From Time Magazine Archive
Like all other SAC operations, the airborne alert routine is fenced by narrow restrictions and standardized procedures.
From Time Magazine Archive
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