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A
newsreel
depicting the first successful underwater launch of the
UGM-27 Polaris
on July 20, 1960. This two-stage
submarine-launched ballistic missile
began development in 1956 and was meant to provide
second strike
capabilities. After several successful test firings on land, the missile was scheduled for an underwater test, being loaded onto
USS
George Washington
at
Cape Canaveral
before being fired from the
Atlantic Missile Test Range
at a target 1,100 miles (1,800 km) away.
Film:
Universal International Newsreel
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