On the Beach | Compare and Contrast
1954: The United States launches the first nuclear-powered submarine, the U.S.S. Nautilus. In 1958 the Nautilus becomes the first ship to cross the North Pole.
Today: The U.S. Navy operates approximately eighty nuclear submarines. However, reductions in defense budgeting target the latest class of nuclear attack sub, the Seawolf. Originally, the government planned to build thirty of the two-billion-dollar subs; this number was reduced to three.
1957: On October 4, the Soviets launch Sputnik, the first...
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