Polaris A2 Launch Kennedy 16 Nov 1963

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Polaris A2 Launch Kennedy 16 Nov 1963 - JFKWHP-KN-C30562

President John F. Kennedy watches the launch of a Polaris A2 missile, November 16, 1963. ?Once one has seen a Polaris firing, the efficacy of this weapons system as a deterrent is not debatable,? he avowed.

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