SAC's Chrome Dome: LeMay's Nuclear Bombers That Flew 24/7 & Nearly Destroyed the World

Before ICBMs dominated nuclear strategy, the United States Air Force flew nuclear-armed B-52 bombers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week under Operation Chrome Dome. Led by the iron-fisted General Curtis LeMay, Strategic Air Command built the most terrifying military force in history — and nearly caused the nuclear disaster it was designed to prevent. In this video, we uncover the full story of SAC: from LeMay's shocking 1948 takeover of a hollow, incompetent command, to the DEFCON 2 alert during the Cuban Missile Crisis when 66 nuclear-armed B-52s flew daily, to the Broken Arrow accidents that the public was never told about — including the 1961 North Carolina near-detonation, the 1966 Palomares hydrogen bomb disaster over Spain, and the 1968 Thule Greenland crash that finally ended Chrome Dome forever. This is the untold story of nuclear deterrence, 25 weapons accidents, lost hydrogen bombs, and the men who flew through the Cold War with "Peace Is Our Profession" on their gate. Subscribe for more deep-dive military history. #SAC #ChromeDome #CurtisLeMay #ColdWar #NuclearHistory #B52Stratofortress #BrokenArrow #NuclearDeterrence

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