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called Supersonic Low Altitude Missile (SLAM). It would have many advantages over other nuclear weapons delivery systems. It was estimated that the reactor would weigh between 50000 and, permitting a payload of over 50000 lb. Operating at Mach 3, or around 2300 mph and flying as low as 500 ft, it would be invulnerable to interception by contemporary air defenses. It could carry more nuclear warheads than the sixteen aboard a Polaris

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