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So compelling are the reasons, in fact, that some missilemen are talking up far more ambitious projects for the future. Among them: firing intercontinental missiles from the Pacific Northwest, from Alaska, and even from Polaris subs in the middle of the Pacific, to the spacious White Sands range.
In the end, the Senate, instead of subtracting money, added $258 million to the House-approved version. Among the items restored after House cuts were $60 million for the Air Force's mobile medium-range ballistic missile, whose range would be somewhere between the Army's 400-mile...
Early favorite to win the SST is Boeing. Beyond the fact that Boeing has done the most research on its own, there are political considerations. North American is well fixed for years to come with its Apollo moonshot contract, and Lockheed is relatively well-backlogged with its contracts for the...
Safe at Sea. The Minutemen, however powerfully protected, are immobile. But the submarine-based Polaris missile relies on swift movement and concealment. The Polaris A-2 has a range of 1,725 miles, can fire at Russia or China from beneath the ocean's surface. Thus, even if a...
Following the Minuteman and Polaris on the arsenal list is the Army's upcoming Pershing missile-a 400-mile supersonic "tactical" weapon that can be zipped around combat areas via truck, helicopter or airplane. It can be set up, aimed and fired from its portable launcher in less than...