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After further testing, the 2,800-mile-range Poseidon will go into 31 of the nation's fleet of 41 ballistic-missile sub marines, which now carry the Polaris. Minuteman III will replace 700 Minuteman I's (currently operational along with Minuteman II and Titan II) in hardened...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Defense: Two for the Arsenal | 8/23/1968 | See Source »

Almost inexplicably, Rivers, who wears his silver mane in the style of his South Carolinian hero John C. Calhoun, ran scared, plastering Charleston with billboards and TV spots. Ten days before the primary, Rivers arranged to have 15 members of his committee flock to Charleston along with Admiral Hyman Rickover...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Carolina: Mendelian Domain | 6/21/1968 | See Source »

Requirements for specialized training for military officers are not as extensive as the author suggests, at least in the junior grades. Cited as an example is the three years of training required for officers on Polaris submarines. In fact one and one-half years of training are required for Polaris...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ROTC CIVILIANIZING THE MILITARY | 3/23/1968 | See Source »

These developments are causing a fundamental change in the nature of ROTC. The emphasis of the program is shifting from the training of reserve officers to the selection and preparation of professional career officers. It takes over three years to train an officer for a Polaris submarine; ROTC just doesn...

Author: By David I. Bruck, | Title: A History of ROTC: On to Recruitment | 3/14/1968 | See Source »

Competitively bid contracts offer tremendous savings over negotiated contracts, but the complexity of modern weapons has placed a ceiling on the amount of competition. Few companies have the capability to build a Polaris submarine or an intercontinental missile.

Author: By Franklin D. Chu, | Title: Defense Waste | 2/28/1968 | See Source »

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