The development of ballistic missiles in the United States Air Force, 1945-1960 /

Following World War II, the onset of nuclear weapons, long-range jet bombers, and ballistic missiles radically changed American foreign policy and military strategy. The U.S. Air Force, led by men of far-sighted vision and uncommon dedication, accepted the challenge of organizing and leading a massi...

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Main Author: Neufeld, Jacob
Corporate Author: United States. Air Force. Office of Air Force History
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Office of Air Force History, U.S. Air Force, 1990.
Series:General histories.
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Online Access:https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS48540

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500 |a No longer available for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S.G.P.O. 
530 |a Also available via Internet from the Air Force History web site. Address as of 5/5/04: http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/fulltext/ballistic%5Fmissiles%5Fin%5Fthe%5Fusaf.pdf; current access is available via PURL. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Pilotless aircraft -- Ballistic missiles research -- The contest for control -- A radical reorganization -- A family of missiles -- The poor man's approach -- The operational force. 
520 0 |a Following World War II, the onset of nuclear weapons, long-range jet bombers, and ballistic missiles radically changed American foreign policy and military strategy. The U.S. Air Force, led by men of far-sighted vision and uncommon dedication, accepted the challenge of organizing and leading a massive research and development effort to build ballistic missiles. In the quarter of a century since, these weapons have constituted one of the three legs of the strategic triad -- the basis of America's strategy of deterring nuclear war -- yet they have received less attention from the public and within the Air Force than the more glamorous manned bombers of the Strategic Air Command or the missile-launching submarines of the U.S. Navy. This volume attempts to correct the imbalance by telling the story of the development of Air Force ballistic missiles. It concentrates on the first generation of ballistic missiles: the intercontinental Atlas and Titan, and the intermediate-range Thor. Although the effort to develop rockets has a longer history than commonly assumed, the modern history spans the relatively short era from 1945 to 1960. During this brief interval, missiles advanced from drawing board to alert status, where the next generation now remains poised to deter war. The author describes the difficulties involved in the technological competition with the Soviets to be first to develop and deploy a ballistic missile force. With innovative leadership, the Air Force succeeded also in overcoming conflict with the Army and Navy, budgetary constraints, administrative complications, and, of course, formidable engineering problems. 
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