The missile that blasted out of the clear blue ... By passing its 13th successive successful test, its first from under water, the Polaris A3, latest addition to the nation’s undersea arsenal ...

Each of these vessels was fitted with the UGM-27 Polaris missile, a solid-fueled, nuclear-armed weapon designed originally for the U.S. Navy. Since the Polaris was launched underwater from a ...

Equipped with a mix of Polaris missiles, twin 5-inch/38 caliber guns, and the RIM-67 Standard missile system, Long Beach's capabilities were formidable. -Powered by two C1W nuclear reactors ...

Although the missile was exceedingly large, at least one scheme proposed mounting four V-2s in a submarine. Timely development of the Polaris missile, which permitted 16 on a boat, precluded any ...