Off Tackle (war plan)

Off Tackle was a 1950 general war plan against the USSR that replaced the "Half Moon" plan, and called for defense along the Rhine, US naval presence in the Mediterranean, and the use of nuclear weapons.

Under Off Tackle, Strategic Air Command expected to lose all its bombers, crews and weapons within 3 months, calling for SAC to "destroy" all targets.^[1] It called for "withdrawing to bridgeheads" after the initial strikes, and "liberating the continent after mobilizing".^[2]

References

↑ Garrett M. Graff (2 May 2017). Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government's Secret Plan to Save Itself--While the Rest of Us Die. Simon & Schuster. pp. 61–. ISBN 978-1-4767-3545-0.
↑ Robert R. Bowie; Richard H. Immerman (2000). Waging Peace: How Eisenhower Shaped an Enduring Cold War Strategy. Oxford University Press. pp. 26–. ISBN 978-0-19-514048-4.

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[1] Garrett M. Graff (2 May 2017). Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government's Secret Plan to Save Itself--While the Rest of Us Die. Simon & Schuster. pp. 61–. ISBN 978-1-4767-3545-0.

[2] Robert R. Bowie; Richard H. Immerman (2000). Waging Peace: How Eisenhower Shaped an Enduring Cold War Strategy. Oxford University Press. pp. 26–. ISBN 978-0-19-514048-4.