Hyman Rickover and the Birth of Nuclear Power

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This article highlights the impact of Hyman Rickover on the development of nuclear power technology and its significant role in enhancing U.S. military and national security capabilities. It discusses how nuclear propulsion revolutionized American submarines and shaped political and security dynamics over the past 70 years.

Editor’s note: This is the eighth article in a limited series celebrating American defense technologies born from wartime and their effects on broader national security, politics, and society. This series will run for several weeks to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary, and winners will be selected by a reader vote undertaken through our newsletter later this summer. Prior installments can be found at the Arsenal of Innovation page.For more than 70 years, nuclear power has propelled America’s silent service — attack submarines stalking their prey from below, and the “boomers” that lurk undetected, ballistic missiles on alert, forming the most survivable leg of the The post Hyman Rickover and the Birth of Nuclear Power appeared first on War on the Rocks.