Foxtrot Alpha: The Only Full Scale Test of a Nuclear Missile Was 57 Years Ago
More than half a century ago this week, the United States conducted its only farm-to-table nuclear missile test. The test, code-named “Frigate Bird,” involved the launch of a Polaris missile from a submarine carrying a live nuclear warhead. The missile traveled a thousand miles before streaking down on an uninhabited island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, exploding with the force of 37 Hiroshima bombs.
The United States conducted a staggering 1,030 nuclear weapon tests between 1945 and 1992, the year it ceased testing. The Frigate Bird test, which took place on May 6th, 1962 was the only case in the entire history of the US nuclear arsenal in which a nuclear missile actually delivered its horrifically lethal payload.
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WNU Editor: Sending a missile with a live nuclear warhead to see if it works. What were they thinking then?
5 comments:
Within the military rules this is a "qualification" test. Impossible to avoid this step. That's true for any kind of weapon.
Agree,what were they thinking of they didn't?
Wnu - what were they thinking is a bit of a surprise coming from you.
I didn't see any "what are THEY thinking" when Russia just recently presented its new fleet of doomsday devices that are so idiotic and reckless in today's "everything can and has been hacked" world. Where were you then? Russian bias much? ;)
Anon, you overlook the "air pollution" from such testing.
The answer is clear to "What were they thinking." They weren't thinking.
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