Electric Boat Awarded Contract for First Nuclear Submarine USS Nautilus, Launching General Dynamics
The U.S. Navy awards Electric Boat the contract to design and build the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine, USS Nautilus (SSN-571), marking a pivotal moment in the military-industrial complex’s evolution. The contract launch demonstrates how Cold War nuclear competition drives …
Electric Boat
General Dynamics Corporation
John Jay Hopkins
U.S. Navy
Admiral Hyman Rickover
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