A Trident-II Missile during a test launch. This group of missiles was the cause of a number of protests against the Bangor Submarine Base during the 1970s and 1980s.
A Trident-II missile being launched from a submarine during a test. Used for nuclear deterrence during the height of Cold War tensions, the Trident-II was intended to be carried by Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines, which were based in Bangor,…