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Originally Posted by robj3
> NORAD radars were completely ineffective due to ECM.
I don't think Soviet electronic warfare capabilities at the time were anywhere near that of the Free World - but info to the contrary would be helpful.
Low altitude bombing with the 'Bison' and 'Bear' doesn't seem likely either given the fuel consumption issues - even assuming a one-way trip it constrains range probably to attacks on northern CONUS.
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Rob,
I think your summary was better than the one posted to the AH site.
As for ECM in that time period, the evidence I have is anecdotal, that is, what my dad told me. In a nutshell, NORAD's ECCM was ineffective. He told me all the Russians needed to do was detect the incoming radar signal and transmit it back at a thousand-fold increase in strength. As he described it, one blip on the scope became four at the next sweep, then sixteen, then the screen would go white. (Not that you or anyone needs to have ECM explained, but I always thought that description was cool.)
Tony