Book Reviews 763 fully supported; clearly the lack of funds was a major factor in the shortcomings of SAC. The appointment of Gen. Curtis LeMay to command SAC, the development of aerial refueling, which made forward basing less necessary, and the Soviet development of nuclear weapons, which loosened congressional purse strings, all combined to make SAC into an effective deterrent force.
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