53rd anniversary of Atlas launch rekindles nuclear past

President John F. Kennedy watches the launch of an unarmed Atlas 134D intercontinental ballistic missile on Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., March 23, 1962. This was the first time a president witnessed a live missile launch. (Courtesy Photo from JFK Presidential Library)

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