The Cold War Defense of the United States: Strategy, Weapon Systems and Operations

During the Cold War, as part of its defense strategy against the Soviet Union, the U.S. was forced to establish means of massive long-range attack in response to Soviet advancements in weaponry. These defenses detected and tracked manned bomber aircraft, hostile submarines and missiles launched from the other side of the world. This book shows how these defenses evolved from fledgling stop-gap measures into a complex fabric of interconnected combinations of high-tech equipment over 40 years. Maps illustrate the extent of the geographic coverage required for these warning and response systems and charts display the time frames and vast numbers of both people and equipment that made up these forces.

Author: John E. Bronson
Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Published: 05/07/2019
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781476677200
ISBN10: 1476677204
BISAC Categories:
- History | Wars & Conflicts | General
- Technology & Engineering | Military Science

About the Author
Retired engineer John E Bronson lives in Keizer, Oregon.