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Continental Defense in the Eisenhower Era - Nuclear Antiaircraft Arms and the Cold War (Hardcover)
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Continental Defense in the Eisenhower Era - Nuclear Antiaircraft Arms and the Cold War (Hardcover)
Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology
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Thousands of nuclear antiaircraft arms were designed, tested and
deployed in the United States during Dwight D. Eisenhower's
presidency. These Army "Nike-Hercules" missiles, Air Force "Genie"
rockets, and "BOMARC" and "Falcon" missiles were meant to counter a
raid by attacking Soviet bombers. U.S. policy makers believed that
the American weapons could safely compensate for technological
limitations which otherwise made it difficult to destroy high
flying, fast moving airplanes. Continental Defense in the
Eisenhower Era traces this armament from conception through
deployment. Bright recounts official actions, doctrinal decisions,
and public policies. It also discusses the widespread acceptance of
these weapons by the American public, a result of being touted in
news releases, featured in films and television episodes, and
disseminated throughout society as a whole.
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