The bombardiers who did simulate the dropping of an atomic bomb, aiming their radar at reflectors on the ground, missed Wright Field by an average of two miles. LeMay called it “about the darkest night in American military aviation history.”
So, we had a credible nuclear deterrent, and an implementation which would have spared 90% of the civilians if we actually were backed into a corner and activated it, and this asshole improved it to kill more innocent civilians?
The man was a fucking monster.
Actual effectiveness in dropping nuclear weapons did nothing to keep us safe. The fear that we were effective was enough. Our incompetence was a safety measure.
