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Presents information on costs incurred in the development of B-1 bombers. Information on the burden that would be borne by the U.S. taxpayers to arm, support and maintain the B-1 bomber fleet; Development of B-1 bombers to replace the B-52 as the workhorse of the Strategic Air Command; View that the B-1 will fly higher and faster, weigh less and carry more than its predecessor; Fact that General Electric is building the turbofan engines, and Boeing is responsible for integrating the communications and electronics, or avionics, systems; Use of parametric cost-estimating techniques to arrive at an $11.1 billion price tag for 244 B-1s; Evaluation of operation and maintenance expenses for the B-1 bombers; Need for Congress to assess whether the B-1 program is worth $40 billion.

This article focuses on the foreign policy of the United States. A recent aircraft accident of B-52 bomber in Greenland raised several questions on the feasibility of continuing the flights. The idea is to prevent the SAC bomber force from being caught with all its aircraft on the ground in a surprise nuclear attack. A secondary purpose is to keep the crews on their toes. Under present condition, there is not the slightest chance of a surprise attack on the United States by the Soviet Union. The U.S. is clearly approaching a crossroads of decision. On the one hand, it can continue to plunge into deeper and deeper commitments in furtherance of the "world policeman" role the military want the people to assume. On the other hand, there is what Senator Fulbright has called "a great opportunity," the prerequisite of which is the rejection of the imperial role.

This article offers a look at the weapons systems, tactics and organization of the U.S. Armed Forces to prepare the country for a new kind of war. It explains that the advent of electronics, atomic and air travel technology drive the revolutionary changes in warfare. Among the weapons systems in the U.S. arsenal are the U.S. Air Force's Boeing B-52 intercontinental bomber, U.S. Navy's Convair Terrier antiaircraft guided missiles and U.S. Army's 106-millimeters (mm) recoilless rifle.

The article features Boeing's eight-engined B-52 intercontinental jet bomber that the U.S. Air Force will order to replace the B-36. It describes the B-52 as a swept-back-wing plane powered by eight Pratt & Whitney jet engines can carry 10,000 pounds of bombs 10,000 miles. The article also traces the development of the B-52 and the financial losses of the company with the Stratocruisers airliners and mentions that opinion of Boeing President William Allen that the arms program should be stepped up at the expense of civilian industry.

The article focuses on the air warfare between the U.S. and Communists in the Viet Nam war. It states that the flyers and war airplanes that hit Haiphong and Hanoi, Vietnam were part of the sophistication of U.S. electronic and technology assembled in Indochina, wherein, no B-52s have been lost since the communits' offensive attacks. It adds that the air warfare has been stepped up and re-Americanized. General William C. Westmoreland predicts automated wars with applications of lethal firepower.

The article reports on the possibility that the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber from the U.S. Air Force become obsolete before it even gets into full-scale production. The bomber is considered to be the most complicated plane ever made. It is also considered vulnerable because there is a lag between the original design idea and the ultimate emergence of the planes on a production line basis. According to an Air Force spokesperson, the special tooling, dies, jigs, and fixtures for the bomber are costing 50 million U.S. dollars.

The article relates the author's experience of witnessing the preparation of pilots of the B-52 Stratoforts H-bombers at the Castle Air Force Base in California for a mission. It is said that the most deadliest airplane in the world is B-52. A last-minute report was given by Theodore Weholt, flight surgeon for the 93rd Bomb Wing, to the assembled combat crews at the briefing room.

Relates the author's experience of flying to a mission of the U.S. Strategic Air Command (SAC) the Boeing B-52 eight-jet hydrogen bomber. Goal of the fifteen-minute alert concept to recast the operating procedures of the SAC; Performance of crews during the combat simulated mission; Preparation made by the author for his flight.

This article focuses on the race between the Soviet Union and the U.S. in creating missiles. The launch of the Sputnik Two has showed that the Soviets were ahead of the U.S. in producing these weapons. In August 1957, the Soviet announced that they had successfully tested a ballistic missile of intercontinental range. Compared to the Soviets' missiles, which travels in about several minutes, the B-52 bomber of the American Strategic Air Command took hours before reaching its target.

The article focuses on the skillful piloting and advanced-design aircraft shown by the Soviet Union Air Force for Western military observers including U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Nathan F. Twining at Tushino airdome in Moscow, Russia during the country's National Aviation Day. It states that the Bear heavy bomber made the strongest impression on the visiting military men. It says that the Bison, considered Russia's counterpart of the B-52 Stratofortress, proved to be smaller.

The article reports on the damage inflicted by the accidental emptying of the 20-ton load of bombs from a U.S. B-52 Stratofortress bomber plane on Neuk Long, southeast of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia. U.S. air attaché Colonel David H. E. Opfer in Cambodia stressed that the accident had minimal damage. However, when reporters visited Neuk Long, they witnessed the worst bombing error of the Indochina war, with at least 137 Cambodians killed and 268 injured. According to the author, the Neuk Long bombing error and two others committed in the same week, came before the U.S. Congress implemented a cut-off of all American military activity in Indochina. Despite the aerial attacks from the U.S., insurgents continued to gain ground, striking the Cambodian forces at will.

The article reports on the plan of the U.S. Congress to call the Air Force to account for the loss of 15 B-52 planes and most of their crews over Northern Vietnam. The U.S. government expressed concern over the number of crew killed during the bombing around the Hanoi-Haiphong area and on the attrition of B-52s. The Air Force believes in the usefulness of the bombers even in populated areas and against sophisticated air defense. The event in Vietnam is expected to improve the Defense Department's decision on the production of swing B-1 fighter bombers.

The article accounts the Vietnam-U.S. war in 1968. It mentions the attack of eight-engined B-52 jets that dropped 670,000 tons of bombs on the Vietnamese to destroy antiaircraft missiles. It notes that the mission had killed 43 Vietnamese civilians after the U.S. military missed the target, which was considered as the first incident that killed more civilians.

The article comments on developments related to socio-economic conditions in the U.S. and other countries as of July 15, 1965. It highlights the economic benefits of withdrawing the U.S. 7th Army from Europe. The growing pessimism about economic conditions in Japan is discussed. The U.S. military's use of 30 B-52 bombers to attack a jungle in South Vietnam is highlighted.

The article presents information on the increasing dominance and growth of Boeing Co., with respect to its commercial jets. This includes the new portion of Minuteman missile business, the B-52 SAC bomber, and the company's commercial jets. Contributions and the approach of Boeing's president, William M. Allen, are discussed. A graph depicting the firm's product shift, between 1957-1961, is also given.

The article discusses the change in the schedule of production of strategic bomber B-52 Stratofortress, which was negotiated between their producer Boeing and their buyer the U.S. Air Force as of April 1957, with attention paid to its impact on the price of the stock from Boeing.

The article discusses the United States military choice between the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft and the Convair B-58 Hustler bomber aircraft. The author describes the Pentagon's examination of the two aircraft for the Strategic Air Command. Topics mentioned include Boeing's previous military aircraft, the delivery of nuclear weapons, and the development of intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Provides information on the mock missile attack of F-102A on B-52. Planning done by interceptor pilots Lieutenant Colonel Charles Rigney, Captain M. O. Detlie and Captain Bill Moore for the attack; Instruction given to an author on using an oxygen mask; Action taken by the B-52 when it was hit by a guided missile.

This article presents views of various national level leaders of the United States on defense policy. According to U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower one B-52 bomber can carry as much destructive capacity as was delivered by all the bombers in all the years of World War II combined. United States under secretary of defense Donald A. Quarles, comments that it seems logical that if U.S. has the strength required for global war, it could certainly meet any threat of less magnitude. The important point is, that if U.S. must become involved in a little war to meet overt communist aggression, it should act decisively and with all necessary strength, using our best weapons if required.

The article focuses on the order received by Boeing Airplane Co. from the U.S. Air Force to prepare for the full-scale production of its B-52 jet bomber, a bigger and faster version of the B-47 and an intended replacement for the U.S. armed forces' B-36 bomber.

The article reports on the plan of the U.S. Department of Defense to stretch out the production of Boeing B-52 heavy jet bomber.

The article reports that the U.S. Senate tacked on 960 million dollars to the Defense Department appropriation bill for the fiscal year 1957. It says that around 800 million dollars of the budget is intended for the production of roughly 100 additional Boeing B-52 heavy bombers and the rest is for additional U.S. Air Force research and development. It states that the appropriation hike was the first Congressional blow at U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower on a key defense issue.

The article focuses on the decision by B-52 Pilot Michael Heck to refuse to participate in the U.S. bombing campaign in Hanoi and Haiphong in North Viet Nam. According to Heck, he will no longer be a participant in the bombing since the objectives are unjustifiable. It says that the decision puts the Air Force in a challenging situation and mentions the possibility of Heck's court-martial.

The article focuses on the air strike done by the American B-52 bombers in South Vietnam, wherein Dinh Tuong province has been the heavily hit region. It says that the B-52 bombing in the area resulted to numerous civilian victims and casualties, in which most victims are killed. It also mentions that a high-ranking U.S. military official never knew of the civilian casualties brought by the B-52 bombing and insisted that the plotting of the B-52 raids was good.

The article focuses on the issue concerning the return of sovereignty of Okinawa to Japan. It reports that after the handing of sovereignty, three B-52 bombers on the way to Viet Nam could not refuel in mid-air and were directed to Kadena Air Force Base (A.F.B.) in Okinawa. It says that Foreign Minister Takeo Fukuda was notified by the U.S. embassy in Tokyo on the B-52s' flight program. It adds that Fukuda declared an unavoidable emergency which allowed the B-52s to land in Okinawa to refuel.

The article focuses on the report of Joel Henri of Agence France-Presse regarding the condition of Hanoi, Viet Nam during the Viet Nam war. It says that the presence of giant-engine B-52s along with 30 tons of bombs have not frightened Hanoians. It mentions that Hanoi has been emptied particularly without children and families are found under trees with their bundles. It adds that Prime Minister Pham Van Dong of Hanoi plans to organize a political tea party with U.S. President Richard Nixon.

The article offers information on the mission of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) B-52 aircraft over North Vietnam. It states that the aircraft was stenciled with the number 6623 on its tail to identify it from the other B-52s of SAC's 43d Strategic Air Wing at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam. It says that the aircraft which was commanded by Captain Ed Petersen wove toward the target area where nothing can be seen. It adds that the release of the 43,500 lbs. was reportedly anticlimactic.

The article focuses on the U.S. Strategic Air Command's (SAC) 1,500-plane retaliatory strike force. It mentions the cruise of the 12 B-52 aircrafts armed with hydrogen bombs as well as charts, maps and radar photographs to strike Soviet Union targets. It notes that the 12 deadly forces are the U.S.' airborne reply to the threat of the Soviet's growing missile force.

The article reports on the approval given to the U.S. Air Force for the need of an aircraft to replace the Air Force B-52 bombers. It also offers information on the Advanced Manned Strategic Aircraft (AMSA), a new bomber for the Air Force which could reach a top speed of 1,800 miles per hour at high altitude to its target. Details related to the delay on the development of AMSA due to the waning of the defense budget and opposition of former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara are also included.

The article offers information on the efforts of the U.S. Air Force recovery team to search the hydrogen bomb parts scattered by the crash of a B-52 SAC bomber on January 1968. It explains that the operation will continue to search for fissionable trigger materials to prevent the threat that radiation might bring to plant and animal life. The use of surveyor's transits to mark of a grid pattern and the participation of scientists sent by the government of Denmark are also discussed.

The article reports on the aircraft accident wherein a nuclear-armed B-52 bomber caught fire and headed towards the U.S. Air Force Base in Thule, Greenland for and emergency landing. It mentions that all of the seven crewmen parachuted during the emergency landing wherein all have survived except for the co-pilot whose chute failed to open. It states that the crash did not trigger an accidental nuclear blast since hydrogen bombs are designed with a security system to prevent such events.

The article reports that the election victory in the South Vietnam has been accentuated with heavy raids of U.S. planes against North Vietnam in September 1966. It notes that for the eight time in the war B-52s roared into plaster the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) above the 17th parallel, only this time in support of a 1,500-man Marine sweep south of DMZ. It adds that by week's end, the Marines met no significant contact killing only 30 Reds compared in the DMZ in July 1966 with 824.

The article focuses on the actions taken by the U.S. forces against the plan of Viet Cong for an all-out battalion and regiment-size assault on South Vietnamese army. It states that the U.S. fighting forces moved into Vietnam with B-52s, bombs and missile to ease the pressure on Vietnamese army and defeat the Viet Cong. It mentions that Viet Cong still considering to establish its Phase three activity, however, the U.S. increases its offensive capabilities such as in Operation Dagger Thrust.

The article discusses the sales records set by airplane companies Boeing Airplane Co. and General Dynamics Corp. The author describes the sales of the companies in the first nine months of 1957 which totaled more than one billion dollars each. Topics mentioned include the previous record held by airplane company Curtiss-Wright, Boeing's production of the B-52 bomber and 707 jet aircraft, and General Dynamics' production of the Convair B-58 Hustler bomber.

The article discusses the airplane design and construction firm Boeing Airplane Company and its backlog order for the B-52 Stratofortress.

The article reports that the U.S. Air Force has allowed the public to see a glimpse of bomber plane called YB-52 Stratofortress of Boeing Airplane Co. in the week beginning May 19, 1952.