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¶ At long last, Parliament received his blueprint for an all-French atomic striking force, currently known in France as the force de frappe. At a cost of $1.3 billion over five years, De Gaulle's program would provide 50 medium-range bombers, a handful of atomic missiles and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Trouble on Mount Olympus | 10/10/1960 | See Source »

Sometimes inventors draw a bead on one target, score a bull's eye on another. Sacramento's Aerojet-General Corp., prime contractor for the Polaris missile's propellant, found that when the solid fuel was molded, bubbles tended to form, caused trouble in firing. To find the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEW PRODUCTS: Prometheus Unbound | 9/19/1960 | See Source »

If it should ever come to nuclear retaliation, the U.S. has to be sure that the right targets are chosen in advance, that each target is assigned to some bomber or missile force, and that striking power is not wasted through duplication. As long as the Strategic Air Command held...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DEFENSE: On Target | 8/29/1960 | See Source »

College News Conference (ABC, 1-1:30 p.m.). Rear Admiral William Raborn Jr., the Polaris pioneer, faces the undergraduates and Moderator Ruth Hagy.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Listings: Time Listings, Aug. 22, 1960 | 8/22/1960 | See Source »

The Polaris, which accounts for a big share of Lockheed's $1.1 billion backlog, is also being talked about as a possible NATO weapon because it is so versatile, can be fired as easily from railroad cars or barges as from submarines.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AVIATION: In One Big Gulp | 8/22/1960 | See Source »

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