USS Long Beach was equipped with a variety of weapons systems. She was initially slated to carry the Regulus nuclear cruise missile, but was later equipped with four launch tubes for the Polaris ...

The term “cruise missile” refers to an unmanned, expendable, aerodynamic vehicle, usually propelled by an air-breathing (jet) engine and carrying a conventional or nuclear warhead. Cruise missiles can ...

During the Cold War, the United States Postal Service and the US Navy experimented with delivering mail via Regulus missile. More from Military & Defense During the Cold War, the United States ...