MONTAUK AIR FORCE STATION
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Cold War Context
THE SOVIET BOMBER THREAT
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In the years following the end of the Second World War, the Soviet Union embarked on programs
to develop both an atomic bomb and the aircraft needed to deliver them to targets almost
anywhere on the planet.
This combination of a growing Soviet nuclear capability and the deployment of
increasing numbers of long range
Soviet strategic bomber aircraft helped to spur the deployment of air defenses
for the continental United States throughout the 1950s and into the early 1960s.
Included in these air defenses were early warning radar sites, gap filler radar sites,
dedicated fighter-interceptor aircraft, surface to air guided missile systems, computer
assisted command and control facilities and more.
The Air Force's radar installation at Montauk (active from 1948 through 1981) was established directly as a result
of this growing Soviet strategic nuclear bombing force. This page presents links to
additional information regarding some of the most important Soviet bomber types of that era.
Don Bender
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Photo: Enhanced official U.S. Navy photo by Donald E. Bender |
SITE CURATOR: DONALD E. BENDER
E-Mail: [email protected]
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