Tom Drake
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Are very vulnerable. Right. Even – although my father, who was a World War II veteran and then was strategic air command, he actually helped develop almost single-handedly the whole –
Are very vulnerable. Right. Even – although my father, who was a World War II veteran and then was strategic air command, he actually helped develop almost single-handedly the whole –
Are very vulnerable. Right. Even – although my father, who was a World War II veteran and then was strategic air command, he actually helped develop almost single-handedly the whole –
plan the whole failsafe chrome dome plan where the b-52s in particular because they were the intercontinental bombers that carried multiple nuclear weapons yeah um at least they were mobile but they're basically once you launched and then they would they would have their particular uh locations where and it would change depending on world events and all that yeah but if they got the signal then they would go in but they knew there was probably a one-way mission
plan the whole failsafe chrome dome plan where the b-52s in particular because they were the intercontinental bombers that carried multiple nuclear weapons yeah um at least they were mobile but they're basically once you launched and then they would they would have their particular uh locations where and it would change depending on world events and all that yeah but if they got the signal then they would go in but they knew there was probably a one-way mission
plan the whole failsafe chrome dome plan where the b-52s in particular because they were the intercontinental bombers that carried multiple nuclear weapons yeah um at least they were mobile but they're basically once you launched and then they would they would have their particular uh locations where and it would change depending on world events and all that yeah but if they got the signal then they would go in but they knew there was probably a one-way mission
So you had the other part of the triad, which were the submarines. Submarines, yeah. So the submarines were the ones that were super mobile, but essentially hidden.
So you had the other part of the triad, which were the submarines. Submarines, yeah. So the submarines were the ones that were super mobile, but essentially hidden.
So you had the other part of the triad, which were the submarines. Submarines, yeah. So the submarines were the ones that were super mobile, but essentially hidden.
Well, the MIRVs can be placed on any nuclear.
Well, the MIRVs can be placed on any nuclear.
Well, the MIRVs can be placed on any nuclear.
Multiple. You could have multiple targets. I mean, that's really...
Multiple. You could have multiple targets. I mean, that's really...
Multiple. You could have multiple targets. I mean, that's really...
But then you started like the Tomahawk missile, right? Then you started getting into cruise missiles, which could be launched from B-2s, could be launched in a number of different ways or from ground sites.
But then you started like the Tomahawk missile, right? Then you started getting into cruise missiles, which could be launched from B-2s, could be launched in a number of different ways or from ground sites.
But then you started like the Tomahawk missile, right? Then you started getting into cruise missiles, which could be launched from B-2s, could be launched in a number of different ways or from ground sites.
Yep.
Yep.