Valor: A Place Called the Doumer Bridge
Former X-15 pilot Col. Bob White led the first strike against the most heavily defended target in North Vietnam.
February 1988
Vol. 71, No. 2
Highlights from the February 1988 Issue
The Risks of Austerity
Overshooting the end of the fiscal year by nearly three months, the Administration and Congress finally settled on a budget last December 22. Throughout this extended spectacle, attention was riveted on the federal deficit to the virtual exclusion of all...
Strategic Forces at the Brink of START
As the superpowers explore deep reductions in nuclear weaponry, the US strategic modernization program
Our Blind Spots in Space
The US cannot see what the Soviets have up in critical sectors of deep space. Now that the USSR has sp
The Case for Mobile ICBMs
The Soviets have three times as many warheads as we have silos. They also have a monopoly on mobile mi
Fallacies and Facts About Aerospace
Everybody knows that defense business is lucrative, that fraud and waste are rampant, and that contrac
More Flak in the AirLand Battle
The Air Force thinks a variant of the F-16 can handle close air support. OSD, however, isn't so sure a
The Five-Year Drought
The Pentagon has reduced its long-range spending plans by more than ten percent. This means loss of pe
The Rise of the Deficit
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Strategic Forces at the Brink of START
Newer, more potent weapons will be needed to offset negotiated reductions.
Our Blind Spots in Space
Increased Soviet space launch capability could turn gaps in coverage into chasms.
Up to the Test
This year's Proud Shield showed the warfighting prowess of SAC's crews.
The Case for Mobile ICBMs
The US must put some of our ICBMs on roads or rails to make them moving targets.
Features
The Risks of Austerity
The new defense budget leaves threats unanswered and requirements unmet.
The Imbalance in Control
NATO's democratic structure hampers its ability to wield a cohesive force.
Thunderbirds Over Beijing
Glowing reviews greeted the first US warplanes in China in almost forty years.
Fallacies and Facts About Aerospace
Smart aerospace companies are concentrating on fundamentals for survival.
More Flak in the AirLand Battle
USAF and OSD policymakers examine the close air support controversy.
The Low-Level World of the Bug-Smashers
Flying for fun has become complicated and now requires no little effort.
1987 SCAMP Scholarship Winners
This year's five scholars receive their awards at the Air Force Ball.
Jane's All the World's Aircraft Supplement
Valor: A Place Called the Doumer Bridge
Col. Bob White led this "textbook demonstration of professionalism.
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