Gen. John T. Chain was commander-in-chief of the US Strategic Air Command (CINCSAC) and director of the Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff. He has also served as chief of staff for the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe and as director of the US State Department’s Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs.
On the need to be seen as a ‘mad dog’
Nuclear deterrence & enemy rationality.
Gen. John T. Chain was commander-in-chief of the US Strategic Air Command (CINCSAC) and director of the Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff. He has also served as chief of staff for the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe and as director of the US State Department’s Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs.