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- Military
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- USA
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category: "U.S. Government"
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summary: "The Strategic Air Command (SAC) was a United States Air Force command responsible for the nation's strategic nuclear deterrence."
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start: 1946
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end: 1992
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location: "Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska"
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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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### Footnotes
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[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 4. |