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Hardcover Polaris: Submarines, Missiles, the US Navy and the Royal Navy Book

ISBN: 1781559317

ISBN13: 9781781559314

Polaris: Submarines, Missiles, the US Navy and the Royal Navy

The atom bombs dropped on Japan at the end of the Second World War opened the door to the nuclear age. Seeing the potential for developing nuclear energy for the US Navy, Capt. Hyman Rickover initiated a research program that culminated in the launch of USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine. Meanwhile, ballistic missile technology was developing fast, but still relied on complex liquid fuels. The US Navy partnered with the army...

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Releases May 20, 2025

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