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Polaris

Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile

Polaris, a forerunner of Trident deployer undersea today. In the 1960s Norfolk Naval Shipyard tested pressurized-gas ejecting of missiles prior to ignition. The shipyard employed dummy missiles, which exactly duplicated the Polaris in weight and dimensions.


Polaris Missile

 

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