{"product_id":"9781445698700-sac-in-the-1980s","title":"SAC in the 1980s","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe lavishly illustrated story of Strategic Air Command in the 1980s. Take a step inside the day-to-day operations.\u003cbr\u003e‘Fighter pilots make movies, bomber pilots make history’ – or so the bomber pilots say, anyway.Strategic Air Command held a constant nuclear-armed vigil, ready to launch nuclear war at a moment’s notice, twenty-four hours a day. SAC was responsible for two of the three components of the Nuclear Triad – manned strategic bombers and land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) – alongside the Navy’s SLBMs. Also responsible for the USAF’s strategic reconnaissance aircraft, SAC maintained a large fleet of tankers to support its bombers and spy planes.After a drawdown of strength in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, SAC rebuilt its strength throughout the 1980s as part of a wider revitalisation of the US armed forces under President Reagan. New advanced bombers, tankers and ICBMs joined the fleet with the promise of new stealth aircraft under development.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57535932891510,"sku":"9781445698700","price":12.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_37503298.jpg?v=1774283480","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781445698700-sac-in-the-1980s","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}