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50 minutes In 1946, the U.S. Navy began top secret tests with modified German V-1 "buzz bombs". The goal? To develop a submarine-launched, nuclear guided missile.
The tests would lead to the development of the Regulus, a nuclear capable, air breathing cruise missile that flew like a jet aircraft.
Tested in secrecy at Edwards Air Force Base, Regulus would be deployed abroard five "SSGs" — guided missile submarines. They would undertake the first missile deterrent patrols in the history of the Navy...and the Cold War! Patrolling the stormy waters of the Northern Pacific, the Regulus crews endured long patrols, often with the Soviet Navy in depth charge range.
This is the story of the Regulus and the men who made the guided missile submarines a reality. The film features now declassified, digitally re-mastered footage, much of it seen for the first time.
Narrated by Roy Scheider.
A film by Nick Spark for NSDSS Productions.
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