February 9, 1959: First Intercontinental Missile Armed with a Nuclear Warhead
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as posted by the channelFebruary 9, 1959 opened a new a scary chapter in the atomic age when the U.S.S.R. fielded the first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) armed with a nuclear warhead, the R-7 Semyorka.
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