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'''AFB''' is a common [[:Category:Military Glossary|military term]] referring to an [[Air Force]] base.
'''AFB''' is a common [[:Category:Military Glossary|military term]] referring to an [[Air Force]] base.
===Air Force Bases: A Likely [[Nuclear target structures|Nuclear Target Structure]]===
==List of Major American Air Force Bases==
==Air Force Bases: A Likely [[Nuclear target structures|Nuclear Target Structure]]==
All [[American]] Air Forces bases likely have [[nuclear weapon]] capabilities making it them of the [[Nuclear_target_structures#Primary_Targets|primary targets]] among the world's major [[nuclear target structures]] in a possible [[nuclear war]]<ref>[http://www.nti.org/country-profiles/united-states/nuclear/ ''Nuclear Country Profile''], [[Washington, DC]]: Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), Last updated: May, 2014. Accessed January 15, 2015</ref>. Air force bases being a "[[first strike]]" [[nuclear war]] target are mostly due to [[missile]] silos, [[bomber]] bases and command and control (C2) centers. The enemy must neutralize these [[asset]]s immediately to prevent or minimize American nuclear or other military retaliation.
All [[American]] Air Forces bases likely have [[nuclear weapon]] capabilities making it them of the [[Nuclear_target_structures#Primary_Targets|primary targets]] among the world's major [[nuclear target structures]] in a possible [[nuclear war]]<ref>[http://www.nti.org/country-profiles/united-states/nuclear/ ''Nuclear Country Profile''], [[Washington, DC]]: Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), Last updated: May, 2014. Accessed January 15, 2015</ref>. Air force bases being a "[[first strike]]" [[nuclear war]] target are mostly due to [[missile]] silos, [[bomber]] bases and command and control (C2) centers. The enemy must neutralize these [[asset]]s immediately to prevent or minimize American nuclear or other military retaliation.
* [[Bomber]]
* [[Bomber]]
* [[Radar]]
* [[Radar]]
==References==
<references/>
[[Category : Nuclear Target Structures]]
[[Category : Nuclear Target Structures]]
[[Category : Military Glossary]]
[[Category : Military Glossary]]
[[Category : Military Strategies and Concepts]]
[[Category : Military Strategies and Concepts]]