This four-page article from the January 1960 issue of All Hands — the Bureau of Naval Personnel magazine — covers the Polaris fleet ballistic missile program as it became operational. The UGM-27 Polaris was the first submarine-launched ballistic missile deployed by the U.S. Navy, arming a new class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs). The article describes the missile, its submarines, and the Navy’s new role in the nation’s nuclear deterrent strategy.
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