The Nuclear Arms Race

1. The Nuclear Arms Race Atlas Missile Martin B-51 B-57 Regulus Submarine 1955 1950 1953 1957 1952 1954 1956 1958 The H- Bomb Minuteman Missiles B-58 Nautilus

2. 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.

3. The Regulus Submarine The video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsj8lmUUcZ8

4. 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

5. 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 548.00 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.

6. 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

7. Sources http://www.defencetalk.com http://www.regulus-missile.com/Regulus-Missile7.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsj8lmUUcZ8