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U.S. Government The Strategic Air Command (SAC) was a United States Air Force command responsible for the nation's strategic nuclear deterrence. 1946 1992 Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska

The Strategic Air Command (SAC) was a United States Air Force command responsible for the nation's strategic nuclear deterrence. In the mid-1950s, SAC's American missiles and bombers were used to target and map Soviet sites, utilizing intelligence gathered by the U-2 Spy Plane.1

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  1. Hersh, Seymour M. The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy. Random House, 1991. Chapter 4. ↩︎