Intermediate-range ballistic missile

Ronald Reagan believed he had life figured out when he signed a contract with Warner Brothers in August of 1945. However, in October of the same year, the Warner Brothers studio front gate hosted the Battle of Hollywood: a strike called by the Conference of Studio Unions. The strikers clogged the building’s entrance for weeks, causing the actors to sneak into the studio through the storm drain in order to continue production despite the protests. Reagan chose to enter the front of the…

The United States of America is nation where democracy reigns and freedom rings. The forefathers of this country wanted nothing more than a nation without a monarchy rule set in place. When we won our freedom in the Revolutionary War, questions arose as to who would lead this great nation. A king and a queen were out of question, but they did not want an anarchy, so a compromise was met. To this day America has been led by a position called the president. The president is the one Americans look…

travel velocity and extended fuel life. Burke pushed to improve the weapon systems. “He directed the development…of new technology and weapons systems…a naval intermediate-range ballistic missile system eventually named Polaris.” (Shaarda, “Admiral Arleigh Burke”). With this weapon system, the U.S. Navy gained the capability to launch a missile guided by trajectory coordinates, carrying a nuclear warhead. This gave the U.S. far more advanced nuclear power than opposing countries, making the U.S.…