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So talk to us about this Genie Missile launch that happened on July 19th of 1957 in Nevada.

Well, that was the end result of a program. And it was the Gini Missile

Program. And for those of you don't know about it, it happened to, I think the test was in July

19, 1957. And it was an air-to-air missile with a nuclear warhead. About three kilotons was its design.

And so that was the task.

But it was getting there is the story.

Yeah.

So how did that happen?

I had done a little bit of research and it ties back to Eisenhower.

Yeah, it comes.

Well, since the end of the Korean War was pretty much coming to an end.

And my dad had been there as he was, he flew B-26s in the Korean War.

He flew with the Rock, Royal Republic of Korea Air Force, you know, and trainees and stuff for them.

And so this, I think, it happened in the B- be 1956, which was a whole long time ago.

And he was sort of an expert on some of the Air Force's missiles, or what early parts were.

And so they've been having a real problem with this program.

It kept getting sabotaged again and again.

And of course, they just figured it was the commies, right?

It's 1956.

You know, the Cold War is just at its peak.

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