POSEIDON NUCLEAR MISSILE ABOARD POLARIS SUBMARINES DEPLOYMENT FILM 20814
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“Our Crucial Deterrent” is a circa 1972 color United States Navy film that touts the importance of the Polaris and Poseidon submarine missile programs. An opening crawl quotes President John F. Kennedy in his 1961 State of the Union address and explains his plan to create the crucial deterrent, “a fleet that never will attack first, but will possess sufficient powers of retaliation concealed beneath the sea, to discourage any aggressor from launching an attack upon our security.” At mark 01:30, the viewer is shown scenes from a 1962 meeting and a discussion of how, on May 6, 1962, the submarine USS Ethan Allen (SCB-180) launched a nuclear-armed Polaris A-1 missile (shown at mark 01:50) that detonated at 11,000 feet over the South Pacific. That test was the only complete operational test of an American strategic missile. From there the film jumps to 1972 and near mark 03:00 we witness a successful Poseidon missile test, followed by a tour of one of the submarine that carry the weapons. “Missile-firing orders can come only from the President,” the narrator reminds the viewer at mark 07:35, “and will be acted upon only after absolute confirmation.”
Mark 08:54 begins a brief history lesson on the system, including the SSM-N-8A Regulus, a ship- and submarine-launched, nuclear-armed turbojet-powered cruise missile deployed by the Navy from 1955 to 1964. That is followed by a look at the USS Nautilus (SSN-571), the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine, and the USS Observation Island (EAG-154), a vessel which supported fleet ballistic missile development. Mark 13:40 shows the viewer the USS George Washington (SSBN-598), the world’s first operational ballistic missile submarine and the lead ship of her class of nuclear ballistic missile submarines. The USS Kamehameha (SSBN-642) is shown at sea at mark 19:00 as the narrator explains the standard rotation, training, and re-training of crews before embarking on another 60-day patrol. Looking toward the “future,” the narrator explains at mark 23:00 how President Richard M. Nixon, in January 1972, ordered the Department of Defense to “develop a program to build additional missile-launching subs carrying a new and far more effective missile” known as Trident. (Trident missiles were ultimately equipped with thermonuclear warheads and a range capacity greater than 6,000 miles). They were first deployed in 1979.
The UGM-73 Poseidon missile was the second US Navy nuclear-armed submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) system, powered by a two-stage solid-fuel rocket. It succeeded the UGM-27 Polaris beginning in 1972, bringing major advances in warheads and accuracy. It was followed by Trident I in 1979, and Trident II in 1990.
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I was a Missile Technician and served on USS Benjamin Franklin SSBN 640, USS Robert E Lee SSBN 601, USS Lafayette SSBN 616 for a total of 11 deterrent patrols in addition to time in overhaul at Newport News and Mare Island. I also served on USS Simon Lake AS-33 and Canopus AS-34 and did shore duty tours at SWFPAC, SWFLANT and Sub School Groton. I am proud to have served my country in this capacity for 20 years. I believed then as I do now in the importance of the United States maintaining a superior nuclear deterrence capability to prevent any enemy from using nuclear weapons against us.
Now that is a true American. 🤘
To all who served on Polaris, Poseidon subs, thank you for your service. To those who currently serve on Trident subs, thank you for your service. I hope you guys don't have to fire.
Qualified on Nautilus, then made 6 patrols on 619 G . Taught Advanced sonar in Groton sub School
Superb video. Love watching this old stuff.
17:43 Riding an exercise bike while smoking a cigar... LOL
I served on the Allen, and considering all I have done since, I am most proud of having been a small part of a great ship and wonderful crew whose dedication to duty made her deterrent patrols successful.
Cannot believe the negative comments of those who never served on a SSBN or their country. I was on SSBN 642 and SSBN 634 during Vietnam. Our commitment allowed your freedom to continue.
I thank all "bubble-heads" who served with me, before me and after me! Hated the "poopie-suits"though.
Hard to poop with a one piece suit on.
I was a cook and ate 17 lobster tails in one meal.
I was on the Kam from '82 to '85, Gold Crew.
Agree, especially with the comment that "The Equaliser" made. He/She doesn't know what it is all about. without this program, we would be speaking RUSSIAN.
I was on 642 through decom
My dad was on the Proteus twice! He loved tht ship, his favorite commands out of 24 years. I remember that ships smell. Some of my fondest memories was spending time in the chiefs mess and in the pipe/weld shop when i was about 7. Dad was an HTC.
Great service. I served aboard three of the first 41 FBM's. USS Robert E. Lee (SSBN601), Abraham Lincoln (SSBN 602), and the USS Francis Scott Key (SSBN 657). Put the Key in commission and made a total of 6 Polaris patrols. The last was a Poseidon upgrade. Best deterrent then, and NOW.
@@tomgoss6755 Thank you for your service, Sailor.
I reported aboard the Allen in 1960 as a Plank owner who helped build her. She was the first Boomer built from the keel up. The 3 other Boomers were originally fast attack boats that were split into and the missile compartment inserted between the two halves. When we were split into two crews Captain Paul L. Lacy was the skipper of the Blue crew, and CDR Behrens had the Gold crew. I was assigned to the Gold crew; after the Blue crew fired their missiles, we took the boat and fired also. I was an extra Yeoman and was transferred to the USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (SSBN-602)(B), where in 1962, I qualified and received my coveted
Submarine Dolphins.
I'm even more impressed with JFK now that I know he was the driving force that created the program that is probably the biggest reason why we haven't had a nuclear war...yet. A posthumous kudos is in order.
hamal jay back when Democrats had balls
No he wasn't. The Fleet Ballistic Missile program was initiated in 1956 under President Eisenhower but the real driving force was Admiral Arleigh "31 knot" Burke.
@@724bigal And back when Republicans weren't traitors who don't accept election results
Love the sound of the launch. It shreds the air.
UGM-73 Poseidon represented a massive advance in firepower and flexibility for the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) force. Widely reputed to carry 10-14 40-50 kt MIRV warheads over the same 2500 nm distance as the 3 200 kt MRV equipped Polaris A-3 it replaced, Poseidon was the apotheosis of McNamara's vision of "assured destruction. " A purely counter-value weapon, Poseidon increased the number of targets the FBM force could hold at risk by a factor of 3 to 5. Hampered only by its relatively short range ( technical problems and a desire to add more payload at the expense of range prevented it from achieving its target range of 3700-4100 nm), UGM-73 represented a significant advance in the US strategic arsenal and made the 1960s era SSBN fleet a viable weapons system throughout the 1970s and 80s.
1:30 - The missile used in Operation Frigate Bird which involved the test of a live W47Y1 600KT warhead was a Polaris A2 not a Polaris A1.
Great vídeo! Thanks! Do you have anything ABOUT the REGULUS MISSILES?
Well -- check out the DVD of "Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines" for tons of footage of the Regulus I and II. (You can also stream the film online but the version on-line does not really have Reg II material).
3:02 it is coming out of water at quite an angle
My qual boat was USS George C Marshall SSBN 654, MT2 (SS) 1969 to 1975. Just noticed at the 13 minute mark the ETs are inputting star locations on the Type XI periscope. I think these had been pulled off the boats before Poseidon.
These videos were produced by private contractors for viewing by congressional staffers who were responsible for appropriating defense $$$. These were highly classified at the time and only select persons could actually view them.
The target audience were those who held the purse strings. Eisenhower was correct when he said the Military Industrial Complex was getting too big for its own good. It was totally out of control during this time frame.
Thank you America for keeping us safe.
The first and only time we launched an actual missile with a live warhead. Used to ask that during submarine qual boards 😁 always a lookup. MMCM(SS) Ret.
I NEED TO KNOW IF THE NARRATOR IS DUDLEY MANLOVE!!!
When was the War of 1812?
WT2 USN 81-87 Lebanon, Grenada, Nato Europe.
LAUNCH THE POLARIS
THE END DOESNT SCARE US
WARHEADS WILL ALL RUST IN PEACE