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Polaris Missile

Submarine-launched ballistic missile family for strategic nuclear deterrence.

Also searchable as Polaris, Polaris Missiles.

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  1. Bruships 266: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    3:53:24Giuseppe Garibaldi with its Polaris tubes filledNotable Point
  2. Admiral Arleigh Burke: The Convenor of the Modern US Navy...
    0:00Burke's CNO tenure and procurementChapter
  3. Admiral Arleigh Burke: The Convenor of the Modern US Navy...
    46:23Polaris and second-strike deterrenceChapter
  4. Admiral Arleigh Burke: The Convenor of the Modern US Navy...
    48:49How many Polaris submarines were enough?Q&A
  5. Admiral Arleigh Burke: The Convenor of the Modern US Navy...
    51:15Burke moves the Navy from Jupiter to PolarisNotable Point
  6. Admiral Arleigh Burke: The Convenor of the Modern US Navy...
    52:12Four stages of Polaris submarine constructionNotable Point
  7. Admiral Arleigh Burke: The Convenor of the Modern US Navy...
    52:51Polaris submarine names and cancellation politicsNotable Point
  8. Bruships 236: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    35:44Polaris-armed Richelieu knock-on effectsQ&A
  9. Bruships 228: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:57:00If Polaris had been delayed five yearsQ&A
  10. What the Frigates up with our Frigates? A Bilgepumps Christmas 2025 @Drachinifel& @wgowshipping
    46:21Technical responsibility in earlier naval procurementChapter
  11. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    8:09:19Designing a Resolution-class submarine around Blue StreakQ&A
  12. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    8:11:34The objection to claims of a ballistic-missile kill switchQ&A
  13. Historiophon 2025: part 3 of 9 - Combat Stress
    1:34:11Could Britain have built its own submarine-launched missile?Q&A
  14. Tribal, Battle & Daring Class Destroyers: 5yrs since the first live stream!
    3:31:41The escort-cruiser studies deferred by PolarisNotable Point
  15. Bruships: Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    1:48:40Why an air-launched Polaris would be difficultQ&A
  16. Bruships 80: Books From Travels
    1:12:44Under Pressure and entry into Britain's Polaris forceChapter
  17. Patreon 36: Repair Ships, Depot Ships, Tenders and Stores Ships...
    1:31:11A depot ship for dispersed SSBN supportQ&A
  18. Battle of Kentish Knock (8th of October 1652)
    3:28:22Could the Violet Friend missile-defence project have worked?Q&A
  19. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (7)
    36:42Blue Streak, Polaris, and Britain's deterrent choiceQ&A
  20. Shipbuilding trends of the 1880s-1950s: Long Patrol Part 10/11 Why the Battleship Fizzled Out
    9:57Deterrence changed what major weapons were forNotable Point
  21. Pseudo Patreon: The 1966 Defence White Paper & Lessons for the 2021 Defence Command Paper
    1:28:04TSR-2, F-111, and the shrinking strike-aircraft planChapter
  22. Pseudo Patreon: The 1966 Defence White Paper & Lessons for the 2021 Defence Command Paper
    2:00:45Polaris, the V-force, and the reconnaissance gapChapter
  23. British Geostrategic Situation in the 1960s: The 1966 White Paper
    20:00The F-111 stopgap and the V-bomber roleNotable Point
  24. British Geostrategic Situation in the 1960s: The 1966 White Paper
    36:33Polaris funding and the RAF's missing F-111Chapter
  25. Bruships 55: New Books
    3:41:16Chevaline and the Resolution-class deterrentNotable Point
  26. Bruships 55: New Books
    3:42:35Antelope and the development of Polaris penetration aidsNotable Point
  27. Bruships 55: New Books
    3:43:45Chevaline's penetration aids and the cost in rangeNotable Point
  28. Bruships 55: New Books
    3:44:55Chevaline and the limits on Soviet interceptor numbersNotable Point
  29. Bruships 55: New Books
    3:46:11Chevaline, Poseidon, and the alternative of another submarineNotable Point
  30. Britain of the 1980s: Long Patrol P5 the Royal Navy of the 1980s
    17:02Charging the strategic deterrent to the Navy budgetNotable Point
  31. Patreon 17 "The Royal Navy’s Strategic Role in 1980s NATO" as suggested by Joseph Sullivan
    1:49:22British control of Polaris within NATO strategyQ&A
  32. Great White Fleet: Long Patrol Part 3 of 3 - Some Questions Answered
    18:20Why SSBNs make poor flag-showing visitorsQ&A
  33. Bru Ships Episode 2a: Book Reviews/Q&A
    1:40:55Britain operates Trident, not PolarisQ&A