Tag Archives: ICBM

Five Legacies of Space Access Since the 1950s

Posted on November 28, 2016 by launiusr

While a large number of issues could be explored in the now more than fifty years of space access, here are five central legacies, number three will blow your mind. (Sorry, I couldn’t resist). The limitations of chemical rocket technology … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Space | Tagged 1960s, chemical rockets, cold war, Delta II, Department of Defense, expendable launch vehicles, History, ICBM, MagLifter, NASA, reusable launch vehicles, Robert H. Goddard, saturn v, space shuttle, U.S. Civil Space, V-2, World War II | Leave a comment

A Short History of Air and Space Defense in the Cold War

Posted on November 7, 2016 by launiusr

Following World War II, although some demobilization took place, the Cold War precipitated a continuation of an expansion of military aerospace activities and fostered the search for a truly effective air and space defense for the United States. In the … Continue reading →

Posted in aviation, History, Space | Tagged 1960s, Air National Guard, Atlas, B-52, ballistic missile defense organization, Cheyenne Mountain, cold war, Department of Defense, Department of Defense (DOD), DEW Line, General Curtis E. LeMay, History, ICBM, KC-135, Kennedy administration, M-X Peacekeeper, Minuteman, Mutually Assured Destruction, National Security Act of 1947, National Security Council, Nike Hercules, North American Air Defense Command (NORAD), nuclear triad, Polaris, politics, Project CORONA, public perceptions, public policy, Ronald Reagan, satellite reconnaissance, science, SLBM, Soviet Union, SR-71, Strategic Air Command (SAC), Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), Titan, Trident, U-2, United States Air Force | Leave a comment

Wednesday’s Book Review: “WarStars”

Posted on September 23, 2015 by launiusr

WarStars: The Superweapon and the American Imagination. By H. Bruce Franklin. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2008. Revised and Expanded Edition. Americans have long viewed as necessary to the survival of the United States an absolute protection from foreign attack. … Continue reading →

Posted in aeronautics, aviation, Cold War Competition, History, Science, Space, World War II | Tagged cold war, Dr. Strangelove, Fail-Safe, H. Bruce Franklin, ICBM, nuclear weapons, On the Beach, Red Scare, Robert Fulton, Ronald Reagan, Soviet Union, Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), University of Massachusetts Press, WarStars: The Superweapon and the American Imagination | Leave a comment

A Short History of USAF’s Strategic Air Command in the Cold War

Posted on May 25, 2015 by launiusr

During the latter 1940s, although some demobilization took place after World War II, the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union precipitated the creation of a strategic force that could strike an enemy with nuclear weapons anywhere … Continue reading →

Posted in aeronautics, aviation, History, Politics | Tagged air power, Atlas, B-29, B-36, B-50, cold war, Cuban Missile Crisis, Curtis E. LeMay, Department of Defense, Dien Bien Phu, Dr. Strangelove, Dwight D. Eisenhower, George C. Kenney, History, ICBM, JFK, John F. Kennedy, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Linebacker 1 and 2, Minuteman, Nathan Twining, Offutt Air Force Base, Operation Rolling Thunder, SLBM, Soviet Union, Stanley Kubrick, Strategic Air Command, Titan | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: ICBM

Five Legacies of Space Access Since the 1950s

A Short History of Air and Space Defense in the Cold War

Wednesday’s Book Review: “WarStars”

A Short History of USAF’s Strategic Air Command in the Cold War

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