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B-36 Debate Shapes U.S Defense Policy
A volatile dispute over the B-36 intercontinental bomber splits opinions in Washington. Defense leaders, Navy and Air Force officers, and top generals weigh the aircraft’s cost, range, vulnerability, and strategic value amid questions of night radar detection and possible all-weather performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Air Force
House
Armed Services
Frederick M. Trapnell
George C. Kenney
Air University
Montgomery
Iala
Harty
Wevane
Air Symington
William F. Hall
Symington
Polar
Arthur W. Radford
Eugene ‘Tatum
B. Meteger
Hoyt
Vandenberg
Air
United States Air Forces
Admiral Radford
Bradley
Omar —N
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chester W. Nunjitz
Trapnell