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 1961 budget includes a skimpy $90 million to provide for preparations for an airborne alert at some unspecified future time.
From Time Magazine Archive
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 funds to ensure that 25% of SAC's B-52s can go on airborne alert in 1961.
From Time Magazine Archive
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