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
Needed: additional funds to ensure that 25% of SAC's B-52s can go on airborne alert in 1961.
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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