The Strategic Air Forces (Commandement des Forces Aériennes Stratégiques, CFAS) is a command of the French Air Force. It was created on January 14, 1964, and directs France's nuclear bombardment force. The first alert conducted by a bombardier Mirage IV armed with AN-11 and a KC-135 was executed on October 8, 1964: that date marked the beginning of operational permanence of French nuclear deterrence. As of 1963 and until 2007, the Strategic Air Forces Command was headquartered at an underground