Re:The Rise of Hypersonic Weapons
by mikeash on Thursday October 13, 2016 @09:18AM
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From my copy:
"The airborne alert program was terminated the day after the Thule accident. The risks no longer seemed justifiable, and many B-52s were now being used to bomb Vietnam."
The Thule accident was, of course, in 1968.
I don't recall there being anything else about a continuous alert being resumed afterwards, but I certainly could have forgotten.
Edit: since we're talking about this book, if anyone is interested in stuff I highly recommend it. The full title is Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety by Eric Schlosser. Available wherever fine books blah de blah blah.
"The airborne alert program was terminated the day after the Thule accident. The risks no longer seemed justifiable, and many B-52s were now being used to bomb Vietnam."
The Thule accident was, of course, in 1968.
I don't recall there being anything else about a continuous alert being resumed afterwards, but I certainly could have forgotten.
Edit: since we're talking about this book, if anyone is interested in stuff I highly recommend it. The full title is Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety by Eric Schlosser. Available wherever fine books blah de blah blah.