Seeing Off the Bear: Anglo-American Air Power Cooperation During the Cold War,

Abstract

Topics presented at this symposium include: (1) An Initial Response to the Cold War: The Buildup of the U.S. Air Force in the United Kingdom; (2) The Role of Missiles in British Concepts of Defence: The Influence of Duncan Sandys; (3) Cooperation at the Top: A View from a Former Vice Chief of the Air Staff and CINCUKAIR; (4) The Deployment of Ground-Launched Cruise Missiles to RAF Greenham Common; (5) RAF Aircraft Procurement 1950-1965: The American Involvement; (6) The Transfer of B-29s to the Royal Air Force Under the Military Defense Assistance Program; (7) The Origins of the Skybolt Controversy in the Eisenhower Administration; (8) Operation Firedog: Air Support in the Malayan Emergency; (9) The AngloAmerican Origins of Overflying the Soviet Union: The Case of the 'Invisible Aircraft'; (10) Anglo-American Air Force Collaboration and the Cuban Missile Crisis: A British Perspective; (11) Further comments on Command and Control of British Nuclear Forces During the Cuban Missile Crisis; (12) El Dorado Canyon: The Political and Public Affairs Aftermath; and (13) Some Additional Comments on Crisis Response During the Falklands War. (MM)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA304950

Entities

People

  • Roger G. Miller

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Airframes
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fighter Bombers
  • Geography
  • International Relations
  • Military Aviation
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Recreation
  • Warning Systems
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3