Word: nuclear
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...which Lyndon Johnson estimates at $10.5 billion (up from an estimated $4.8 billion for 1965-66) out of a total defense outlay of $60.5 billion. In addition to maintaining an ever-growing combat force in Viet Nam, war costs include funds for a new Marine division, a second nuclear aircraft carrier, stepped-up production of giant C-141 jet transports, and development of the even-bigger C-5A, plus two new types of aircraft-the movable-wing FB-111 bomber and the lightweight COIN (for counterinsurgency) ground-support plane...
...paraphernalia of modern technology that is crammed into the new Combat Operations Center (COC) of the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD). Buried deep inside Colorado's 9,565-ft. Cheyenne Mountain, protected against any predictable hazards -from enemy sabotage to a direct hit by a nuclear bomb-the nearly completed COC, opened for press inspection this week, is scheduled to go into full operation in April, replacing the present more vulnerable one located at Ent Air Force Base, 13 miles away...
...Early Warning System (BMEWS, pronounced bemuse) that stretches from Alaska to England, squadrons of missile-armed jet fighters, and flocks of Bomarc, Hawk and Nike-Hercules ground-to-air missiles. By its very definition, NORAD is a defensive force; by very obvious design, it adds immeasurably to the U.S. nuclear deterrent. Its buried COC is designed to survive any sneak attack; its trained staff will be able to make almost instantaneous assessment of continent-wide damage while alerting U.S. and Canadian missiles and bombers. The name of the game is defense. But the payoff for the aggressor is swift...
...perhaps his greatest contribution, McNamara skillfully implemented the Kennedy Administration's goal of balancing the ability to mete out massive (nuclear) retaliation with the troop strength, versatility and mobility needed to fight limited actions. Five years ago, the U.S. could have blown up much of the world, but it could not have put a relatively small ground force into Southeast Asia without undermining its strength elsewhere. Today the U.S. is able to honor its worldwide commit ments while fighting in South Viet Nam. For some of the very reasons that he is under attack in Congress, McNamara has been...
...heart." Alfred, Batman's butler, does not look at all like he should, the police commissioner has no moustache, and somehow an Aunt Harriet has sneaked into the Batman's life; other than that, the half-hour follows Detective Magazine without a miss. There's the Batmobile (now nuclear-powered), Batarang, Bathook, and Batcave. They even flash the Bat Signal the right...