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The U.S. Navy’s Iowa-Class Battleships Almost Got Nuclear Weapons

Key Points and Summary - The iconic Iowa-class battleships came closer to being nuclear-armed platforms than many realize. During the Cold War, the US Navy developed the Mk-23 "Katie," a 16-inch ...
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The U.S. Navy’s Iowa-Class: The Best Battleships To Ever Sail

Key Points - The Iowa-class battleships—Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri, and Wisconsin—were the US Navy's largest and last battleships, designed in the late 1930s with nine 16-inch guns capable of hurling ...