Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Discover the history and strategy behind Cold War ballistic missile submarines in this summary of Episode 7 of A Lens On: Snapshot.
These underwater monsters were nearly undetectable, serving as the ultimate insurance policy: a guaranteed retaliatory strike even if a nation's mainland was completely destroyed.
Follow the development of the American Polaris and massive Trident missile systems, look at how the Soviet Union countered with the gargantuan Typhoon-class submarine, and unpack how close these underwater leviathans came to open conflict during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
Watch the full playlist here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQrYLOdjwRhRR5WaLJgK_qU2lyZtzUj9w
Grab your copy of ICBM: Escalation: nwzo.io/click/0zl2m
Discover the history and strategy behind Cold War ballistic missile submarines in this summary of Episode 7 of A Lens On: Snapshot.
These underwater monsters were nearly undetectable, serving as the ultimate insurance policy: a guaranteed retaliatory strike even if a nation's mainland was completely destroyed.
Follow the development of the American Polaris and massive Trident missile systems, look at how the Soviet Union countered with the gargantuan Typhoon-class submarine, and unpack how close these underwater leviathans came to open conflict during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
Watch the full playlist here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQrYLOdjwRhRR5WaLJgK_qU2lyZtzUj9w
Grab your copy of ICBM: Escalation: nwzo.io/click/0zl2m
