Yes, thanks too TEEEJ, great prog. I was at Sleaford Tech 59-62, and remember the Soviet satellite and manned launches then (though little flurry at RAFC amongst we low life ;-). I also remember the subsequent Cuba Crisis (at 5FTS RAF Oakington by then). Again it took second billing as it coincided with my 21st!.
All this accounted for the many arms race US systems mentioned in the programme that allowed Super Mac to cherry-pick from, first Skybolt and then Polaris. This was when the special relationship was special both to the USA as well as to the UK. Less so these days of course, with repeated threats to banish us to "the back of the line" (sorry, queue)!
Oh, yes, I also remember the Thors, clearly visible from the main road and not that far inside the wire. It always seemed to me that a malcontent with an air-rifle could have seriously compromised them!
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