[gatorbait]

You're exactly right.I was focusing on the F 102 to illustrate that W was no coward and his training was not for a dilettante. The ramming tactic was a well practiced(and frightening) tactic of the Cold War.Something that had to be done.

[Defender2]

Thanks for your latest post. The reason they taught them that is They(Interceptor Pilots) had to stop the Soviet Bombers no matter what. If they were to attack U.S., they would have been using Nuclear weapons. So our Interceptor Pilots were taught to stop them, no matter what. Thanks again for the post. Very Best FReegards, D2