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Image 4 - Underground Command Post II - "A new visual display system, designed to expedite command and control of [SAC's] far-flung retaliatory force, is in operation …. Large screens [present] information on weather conditions, force deployment, aircraft and missiles, plus a multitude of other operational data, can be projected on the screens as desired to aid the commander in chief and his battle staffing making vital decisions promptly and accurately. Incoming data from a nearby battery of computers that link SAC's global network of bases can be processed and projected for viewing within 30 seconds." Circa February 1961. (Box 295)
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