Is the Air Still Ours?

In the face of the fantastic technological progress made by both the West and Russia, the Chairman of our Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Radford, has publicly asserted that he is against fundamental changes in our military strategy, and that if such changes are to be made they should come gradually, “as a process of evolution.” The danger in this philosophy is that while we evolve at leisure, the energetic enemy is overtaking us technologically.

Soviet overflights in Moscow last year dramatically demonstrated to the Free World that Russia has in service a long-range, intercontinental bomber: the new T-37, known as the “Bison.” From data available there is no doubt in my mind that this bomber, already operational with the Red Air Force, is superior to anything we have in production, including the great hope of our Strategic Air Command, the B-52, only now beginning to be delivered to the Air Force.

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In the face of the fantastic technological progress made by both the West and Russia, the Chairman of our Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Radford, has publicly asserted that he is against fundamental changes in our military strategy, and that if such changes are to be made they should come gradually, “as a process of evolution.” The danger in this philosophy is that while we evolve at leisure, the energetic enemy is overtaking us technologically.

Soviet overflights in Moscow last year dramatically demonstrated to the Free World that Russia has in service a long-range, intercontinental bomber: the new T-37, known as the “Bison.” From data available there is no doubt in my mind that this bomber, already operational with the Red Air Force, is superior to anything we have in production, including the great hope of our Strategic Air Command, the B-52, only now beginning to be delivered to the Air Force.