I was in the Strategic Air Command (SAC) in the late 70's. The mindset of the flight crews was (had to be) the same as these folks. Do the job by rote and don't think about the killing.
On another note, the base I was at, Loring AFB in Maine would have been the first place in CONUS to get hit. We were told there was a Soviet sub just outside of 200 miles that had a IRBM with our name on it. Living at ground zero at 18 years old, yeeeesh........
late 70's. The mindset of the flight crews was
(had to be) the same as these folks. Do the job
by rote and don't think about the killing.
On another note, the base I was at, Loring AFB
in Maine would have been the first place in CONUS
to get hit. We were told there was a Soviet sub
just outside of 200 miles that had a IRBM with our
name on it. Living at ground zero at 18 years old,
yeeeesh........