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first operational ballistic missile deployed by the U.S. Air Force

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A Mark 49 thermonuclear warheadA Mark 49 thermonuclear warhead
Bluegill Prime Thor Missile ExplodesBluegill Prime Thor Missile Explodes
Contaminated Johnston Island Launch Emplacement 1, Bluegill Prime, Thor failure, July 25, 1962.Contaminated Johnston Island Launch Emplacement 1, Bluegill Prime, Thor failure, July 25, 1962.
Dominic Bluegill Prime radiation cleanupDominic Bluegill Prime radiation cleanup
General Bernard A. Schriever ICBM Test Vehicle USAF 1959General Bernard A. Schriever ICBM Test Vehicle USAF 1959
Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (PSF)Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (PSF)
Jay Prichard, 30th Space Wing Museum curator, teaches Latin American cadets about the Thor intermediate-range ballistic missile fuel system on Oct. 29, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.Jay Prichard, 30th Space Wing Museum curator, teaches Latin American cadets about the Thor intermediate-range ballistic missile fuel system on Oct. 29, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
PGM-17 operatorsPGM-17 operators
Space Launch Complex-1 East (SLC-5E)Space Launch Complex-1 East (SLC-5E)
Thor 278 missile, Johnston Island, Program 437Thor 278 missile, Johnston Island, Program 437
Thor missile at Johnston IslandThor missile at Johnston Island
Thor missile prepared for launchThor missile prepared for launch
Thor RAFThor RAF