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
The U S bombers were on airborne alert round the clock, and the nation's capacity for devastating retaliation was unquestioned.
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
General Power's answer to the threat�an "airborne alert" that would keep 25% of SAC's B-52s in the air at all times � would be enormously strenuous and costly.
From Time Magazine Archive
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