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I came across this the other day: Operation Frigate Bird[1], a test of an SLBM, from a sub to a Pacific atoll, with a live nuclear warhead. In some ways it's understandable, in others the risks involved are staggering.

[1] Mediocre link, but it has some info; no wiki article found: https://www.bntva.com/operation-frigate-bird-6-may-1962-a-ve...

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... and, a couple of days later, Scott Manley has a video on submarine-launched missiles, including some footage of Operation Frigate Bird!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLIdVigNtIo