The Nuclear Arms Race The H- Bomb Minuteman Missiles Nautilus Atlas Missile Regulus Submarine Martin B-51 B-57 B-58

Regulus Submarine Had a Range of 500 miles Had to be guided to its targets by radio control It had to come to the surface before it could shoot its target It took 15 minutes from being on the surface to fire a missile.

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The Nautilus "First and Finest" The first Nuclear submarine Launched January 21, 1954 Its Displacement is 3533 tons while surfaced and 4092 tons while submerged. the length: 323.8' beam: 27.8' draft: 22' speed: 22 kt surfaced and 25 kt submerged; test depth: 700'; armament: 6-21" torpedo tubes; complement: 13 officers - 92 enlisted men Number of Dives: 2,507 Total Nautical Miles Steamed: 513,550

Martin B-51 The speed of it was 630 mph Had a ceiling of 40,000 Ft The range of it was 1,150 Length 85’ 1.25” Height 17” 3” Wing Span 53’ 1.25 “ Wing Area sq ft. Armament: Eight 20 mm cannon in nose with 1,280 rounds total. 10,400 lb maximum of bombs or 8 x 5-in High Velocity Aerial Rockets (HVAR) in internal bomb bay.

B-57 Canberra First Flight on July, 20 All 403 were built in Baltimore, MD Gross weight 53,721 pounds, Mission radius of the B- 57B was 948 miles with a payload of 5240 pounds. ferry range was 2722 miles. Maximum speed was 598 miles per hour; at 2500 feet and cruising speed was 476 miles per hour. Made until 1957

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