Word: attack
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...Attack. The U.S., he said, must take the offensive against Russia. "It is a role which, in my opinion, we cannot escape . . ." he declared. "We should first get ready to ward off any possible attack and ... we should boldly proclaim our undeniable objective to be a world at peace. To have peace we should be willing to pay, and declare our intention to pay, any price-even the price of instituting a war to compel cooperation for peace...
...Which is also the headquarters of Strategic Air Commander Curtis LeMay, whose business it would be to deliver an attack on Russia if war came (see Background...
...woman fainted. A man slumped, dead of a heart attack. The rest, some bleeding or bruised, sat quietly. Many prayed, as the brilliant lights of Denver crept closer. The landing gear was cranked slowly down (the hydraulic and electrical systems were all but wrecked) and the crippled plane flew through the last, perilous seconds of its flight. Then, suddenly, the agony was over, the plane was safe on the solid ground. As the passengers climbed out, a salesman named Francis Thomas said with reverence: "That landing was like being born all over again...
...strung across the nation from Puerto Rico to California-and his outposts in England, Japan and Okinawa-bristled with readiness. His officers wore their sidearms at desks, at meals and in the air; his "A.P.s" (air police-Air Force for M.P.s) cradled loaded carbines ready for sabotage or parachute attack. Even ground crewmen worked at their big planes with their guns beside them. At one base Curt LeMay strode by a master sergeant who had laid aside his piece to dive into his lunch bag. The C.G. rounded up all the maintenance men for one of his longer speeches. "This...
...thing that most worried LeMay and his command was the possibility that their outfit could be crippled before it ever got orders to strike back. LeMay has a hunch that SAC itself offers a more tempting initial target for an all-out Russian atomic attack on the U.S. than cities like New York and Detroit. That is why he keeps his men on ever-ready alert; why all of them constantly wear sidearms ; why Offutt is fenced in and on the watch for saboteurs and guarded against paratroop surprise; why two men have been trained to spring to LeMay...