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The Snark was the only intercontinental cruise missile deployed. It carried a nuclear warhead and was controlled by an internal celestial guidance system. The first operational Snark unit was activated by the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command in 1958. It was withdrawn from service in the early 1960's and replaced by intercontinental ballistic missiles. Its length was 69 feet, its wingspan 42 feet, its diameter 5 feet 5 inches, its weight 51,000 pounds, its range 5000 miles, its speed 600 miles per hour, and its warhead a W-39.
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