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No. 5 - Polaris

Introduced in the 1960s, the Polaris was the first ballistic missile made to be launched from a submarine -- which is cool in and of itself, but also strategically important. Since these missiles would be carried on subs, it was thought that they would survive a Soviet first strike, or sneak attack, and be available to launch a devastating retaliatory attack on Soviet cities.

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