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General LeMay did not consider [[mutually assured destruction]] a real possibility during his tenure. He quite reasonably observed that the Soviet Union could not deliver nuclear devices as quickly or at such great range as SAC could. This was true enough while he held the command but no longer true in an era of [[intercontinental ballistic missiles]].

General LeMay did not consider [[mutually assured destruction]] a real possibility during his tenure. He quite reasonably observed that the Soviet Union could not deliver nuclear devices as quickly or at such great range as SAC could. This was true enough while he held the command but no longer true in an era of [[intercontinental ballistic missiles]].

But LeMay definitely believed in nuclear deterrence, and was determined to carry it out. Everything he did in SAC was directed toward that end, from the network of bases he created (including several oversea bases) to the strict training regimen and discipline that he brought to SAC.<ref>Authors unknown. "[https://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/PopTopics/SAC.htm The Emergence of the Strategic Air Command]." ''Air Force Historical Studies Office'', [[United States Air Force]], n.d. Retrieved July 31, 2007.</ref>

But LeMay definitely believed in nuclear deterrence, and was determined to carry it out.(He once threatened to bomb the [[North Vietnamese]] "back to the Stone Age"). Everything he did in SAC was directed toward that end, from the network of bases he created (including several oversea bases) to the strict training regimen and discipline that he brought to SAC.<ref>Authors unknown. "[https://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/PopTopics/SAC.htm The Emergence of the Strategic Air Command]." ''Air Force Historical Studies Office'', [[United States Air Force]], n.d. Retrieved July 31, 2007.</ref>

=== The Missile Age ===

=== The Missile Age ===