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would deploy a long-range ballistic missile before the U.S., in January 1956 the USAF began developing the Thor, a 1500 mi intermediate-range ballistic missile. The program proceeded quickly as a stop-gap measure, and within three years of inception the first of 20 Royal Air Force Thor squadrons became operational in the UK. The UK deployment carried the codename 'Project Emily'. One of the advantages of the design was that, unlike the Jupiter MRBM,

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