Operation Giant Lance
October 1969
Result Soviet Union deterred from conducting nuclear strikes on China, demonstrating tacit Sino-American alliance.
The US Strategic Air Command secretly raised its nuclear alert level during a Joint Chiefs readiness test. It was meant to signal resolve to the Soviet Union during the tense Sino-Soviet border crisis.
Key people
Participants
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United States
Western Bloc
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People's Republic of China
Western Bloc
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Soviet Union
Eastern Bloc