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Ricketts Explains NATO Nuclear Force to British Officials
Vice Admiral Claude V. Ricketts, the Navy’s second in command, returns from London with a detailed explanation of the U.S. Navy’s plan for a NATO nuclear force of merchant-type vessels armed with missiles. He argues a ship-borne Polaris fleet would have high survivability and be able to deliver a decisive retaliatory strike, while noting NATO nations remain cautious about the concept.
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Claude V. Ricketts
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NATO
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Ricketts
NATO Nclear Force
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Lansing
Washington
Themas
United States
West Germany
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U.S. Army
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
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