War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; Interview with Glen Martin, 1986 [2]
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- Raw Footage
- Interview with Glen Martin, 1986 [2]
- Contributing Organization
- WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/15-cz3222rd4h
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- Description
- Episode Description
- General Glen T. Martin was Divisional Commander of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) from 1955-1958, and Deputy Director of Air Force Plans at the Pentagon from 1958-1962. In this interview, he begins by describing NATO's "sword and shield" concept, then discusses details of the Air Force's bomber programs and strategic targeting policy. He defends the bomber force as an essential part of the triad, despite attempted restructuring by some in the Pentagon. He also explains how weapons procurement estimates are calculated. He describes changes in targeting policy, from counterforce, or prioritizing military targets, which he prefers, to urban targets, using the threat of destroying major cities as a deterrent.
- Date
- 1986-04-21
- Date
- 1986-04-21
- Asset type
- Raw Footage
- Subjects
- United States. Air Force. Strategic Air Command; Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963; McNamara, Robert S., 1916-2009; nuclear weapons; nuclear warfare; United States; B-70 bomber; United States. Air Force; mutual assured destruction; B-58 bomber
- Rights
- Rights Note:,Rights:,Rights Credit:WGBH Educational Foundation,Rights Type:All,Rights Coverage:,Rights Holder:WGBH Educational Foundation
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Duration
- 00:00:00
- Credits
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Publisher: WGBH Educational Foundation
Writer: Martin, Glen T., 1944-
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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WGBH
Identifier: 6cd4c0add98c66b7cd70d9f55afe872e1752f0b7 (ArtesiaDAM UOI_ID)
Format: video/quicktime
Color: Color
Duration: 00:00:00
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- Citations
- Chicago: “War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; Interview with Glen Martin, 1986 [2],” 1986-04-21, WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed September 19, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-cz3222rd4h.
- MLA: “War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; Interview with Glen Martin, 1986 [2].” 1986-04-21. WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. September 19, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-cz3222rd4h>.
- APA: War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; Interview with Glen Martin, 1986 [2]. Boston, MA: WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-cz3222rd4h