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a joint Session of Congress in 1790—‘T0 be prepared for war is one
‘
of the most effectual means of preserving the peace’——the Polaris
project was reassessed. By accepting a slight reduction in range
from 1,500 to 1,200“ nautical miles, it was agreed that the missile
could be ready for 1960, and by converting a nuclear submarine
[ï
already being built to carry and re them, the rst phase of develop—
ment would be complete. On November 15, 1960, the George
Washington, equipped withsixteen missiles, put to sea on its rst
‘peacer patrol’. The ultimate deterrent had arrived.
As a» result of the Nassau Agreement between President Kennedy
?
and the British Premier Harold Macmillan, the United Kingdom
took a hand in promoting nuclear stalemate. Resolution, the rst
British Polaris submarine, started her peace—keeping role in june
1968. Other members of the British Polaris eetare Repulse, Renown
.
and Revenge—all named after famous battleships and battleeruisers
as bets their size and power. Yet, even before they were laünched,
the increasing sophistication of counter—devices began cutting into
the eifectiveness of their Polaris missiles. For this reason the United
States decided to convert over —thirty of its Polaris sübmarines to
Carry
missiles, which have multiple, individually+ain“red
warheads. The Royal Navy has not followed suitbecause the British
..
Warheads 'tted on the Polaris missiles already have a multiple—.
deliverysy5temp
*
,
-
.'
,x
-
'For a stalemate to exist, there have to be potential opponents.
_Fr0m the“West’s point …»of view, these are taken
the Soviet
Black
The—. Russiansh‘ave1the largest««submarine force“
in the world with more than
They have…5o or;«mÔte—
nuclear submar‘inesof
:overrafth carry nu‘clear
missiles. This Îeet has«—to=be; compared with an American :forcè in,
1968 of 127 conventional :and
submarineîsç including4r
arr'ned with missiles, andaRoyalNavy “force of 43 conVentidml:and
5
? nuclear sübfar‘ine3 including, in-*:1968,
-;Of
»+four_,
subrarines. äAll three countries are
…to- increase
nuclear eet and_ France
the de”terten club;ÿwith
sûbmar‘ine Redouz‘able… China, too,Î canbe
her ‘}gt0Wing‘huclear Strength in=thesea.… _ ..
»
'The Polaris …submarines
carry…more, familiar »—undeîg—g
.
waterÿW‘eap0ns Such as
have:
four boWätorpädh tubes
Which in“ commonwith
‘ssubmarines
SIX) To Some,
The Last Resource
a joint Session of Congress in 1790—‘T0 be prepared for war is one
‘
of the most effectual means of preserving the peace’——the Polaris
project was reassessed. By accepting a slight reduction in range
from 1,500 to 1,200“ nautical miles, it was agreed that the missile
could be ready for 1960, and by converting a nuclear submarine
[ï
already being built to carry and re them, the rst phase of develop—
ment would be complete. On November 15, 1960, the George
Washington, equipped withsixteen missiles, put to sea on its rst
‘peacer patrol’. The ultimate deterrent had arrived.
As a» result of the Nassau Agreement between President Kennedy
?
and the British Premier Harold Macmillan, the United Kingdom
took a hand in promoting nuclear stalemate. Resolution, the rst
British Polaris submarine, started her peace—keeping role in june
1968. Other members of the British Polaris eetare Repulse, Renown
.
and Revenge—all named after famous battleships and battleeruisers
as bets their size and power. Yet, even before they were laünched,
the increasing sophistication of counter—devices began cutting into
the eifectiveness of their Polaris missiles. For this reason the United
States decided to convert over —thirty of its Polaris sübmarines to
Carry
missiles, which have multiple, individually+ain“red
warheads. The Royal Navy has not followed suitbecause the British
..
Warheads 'tted on the Polaris missiles already have a multiple—.
deliverysy5temp
*
,
-
.'
,x
-
'For a stalemate to exist, there have to be potential opponents.
_Fr0m the“West’s point …»of view, these are taken
the Soviet
Black
The—. Russiansh‘ave1the largest««submarine force“
in the world with more than
They have…5o or;«mÔte—
nuclear submar‘inesof
:overrafth carry nu‘clear
missiles. This Îeet has«—to=be; compared with an American :forcè in,
1968 of 127 conventional :and
submarineîsç including4r
arr'ned with missiles, andaRoyalNavy “force of 43 conVentidml:and
5
? nuclear sübfar‘ine3 including, in-*:1968,
-;Of
»+four_,
subrarines. äAll three countries are
…to- increase
nuclear eet and_ France
the de”terten club;ÿwith
sûbmar‘ine Redouz‘able… China, too,Î canbe
her ‘}gt0Wing‘huclear Strength in=thesea.… _ ..
»
'The Polaris …submarines
carry…more, familiar »—undeîg—g
.
waterÿW‘eap0ns Such as
have:
four boWätorpädh tubes
Which in“ commonwith
‘ssubmarines
SIX) To Some,