Soviet Navy Tests First Armed Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile, October 20, 1961
The Soviet Navy performs the first armed test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile, launching an R-13 from a Golf-class submarine.
Date: October 20, 1961
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