JFK and the Polaris Missile by US Navy, 1963 Antarctica 1775)Remaster: Joshua BarrettOriginal Format: EngravingCommercial

1775)Remaster: Joshua BarrettOriginal Format: EngravingCommercial Use: ⇲ License this Image

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JFK and the Polaris Missile by US Navy, 1963 Antarctica 1775)Remaster: Joshua BarrettOriginal Format: EngravingCommercialABOUT THIS PHOTOGRAPH In the aftermath of WW2 and the looming threat of nuclear war, a secret program began in the mid 1950s to develop a missile that could deploy a hydrogen bomb warhead that could be conveyed by submarine. The long range Polaris was conceived to be fired underwater on a moving platform, making it nearly impossible to counterattack, thus giving the US Navy the broad responsibility of being the nations nuclear deterrent. This