US Family of Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles (SLBM)

Polaris, Poseidon and Trident I & II SLBMs.

The Polaris missile was a submarine-launched, two-stage solid-fuel nuclear-armed ballistic missile (SLBM) built during the Cold War by Lockheed for the United States Navy. It was designed to be used as part of the US Navy's contribution to the United States' arsenal of nuclear weapons, replacing the Regulus cruise missile. Known as a Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM), it first flew from Cape Canaveral on January 7, 1960.

Following the Polaris Sales Agreement in 1963 Polaris missiles were also carried on UK submarines between 1968 and the mid 1990s.

Polaris was replaced in the US Navy by Poseidon, beginning in 1972. In the 1980s both were replaced by Trident I.

The Poseidon missile was the second US Navy ballistic missile system, powered by a two-stage solid fuel rocket. It succeeded the Polaris missile beginning in 1972, bringing major advances in warheads and accuracy. It was followed by Trident I in 1979, and Trident II in 1990.

The Trident missile is a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) designed by Lockheed Martin Space Systems in the United States which is armed with nuclear warheads and is launched from SSBNs, nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines. Trident missiles are carried by fourteen active US Navy Ohio class submarines and, with British warheads, four Royal Navy Vanguard class submarines.

During the late 1970s, the Soviet Union developed a large number of heavy, increasingly accurate, MIRVed ICBMs (like the SS-18) that seriously threatened the survival of Minuteman III missiles in their silos. The second variant of the Trident is more sophisticated and can carry a heavier payload. It is accurate enough to be a first strike weapon. All three stages of the Trident II are made of graphite epoxy, making the missile much lighter. The Trident II was the original missile on the British Vanguard and Ohio SSBNs since USS Tennessee (SSBN-734). The D5 missile is currently carried by twelve Ohio class SSBNs.

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[74flateric]

Dear jaglavaksoldier, can you say what documentary is this from? Thanks!

[jaglavaksoldier]

Firepower-Ballistic Missile

[eliojaupi1]

GOD BLESS AMERICA.......

[naym2011]

Dont worry u dumb yanks...You will collapse just like the soviets did...the jews are going bankrupt your economy

Than You Bernie Madoff and Ben Bernanke !

[sabolc5]

@ZO6Pilot600 It is not necessary bro :)) selfishness those who hold your politicians for balls will defeat you. It is only about protect good people on the rest of the planet, before your agression, when US empire will crumble.

[AliImam12345]

@willsilent That's one of the most mature comments I've seen on youtube

[b3boneman]

hope we never have to launch one for real...

[bestamerica]

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come on america,,,

america can make it many misisles / rockets with submarines,,,

america can do it

[jdswiney]

Music to the left - Narration to the right

[hornborgdk]

You totally forget that US also have a back up in France there have its own SLBM program. And UK there also have Trident like US but with UK warheads.

Satan and rs-24 missils are good, but the fact is just 4 Ohio Class Submarines if you put MIRV 10 warheads in them, can kill around 200.000.000 million Russians.

And Same can Russian Submarines do. The danger is when there is a good chances off winning a Nuclear War. US had that option in Cuba Crises and Russia had in late 1970-1980es

[ruffsocks]

@nukewarfare2 omfg i know! us scrapped one of its best land based icbms which we made to be more resilient against russian missiles and it had MIRV capabilities. russia still has the satan missile and a new rs-24 missile both very powerful with alot of MIRVs and throw weight. now we only have minutemen for land, trident for subs and bombers..

[TheSubzerogr]

@eliojaupi1 who bless america? YOU DONT BELIEVE IN GOD- freak show...