Rudal ini dirancang untuk digunakan sebagai bagian dari kontribusi gudang senjata nuklir Angkatan Laut Amerika Serikat, menggantikan rudal jelajah Regulus. Dikenal sebagai Armada Rudal Balistik (FBM), Polaris pertama kali diluncurkan dari Cape Canaveral, Florida, pada uji dasar rudal tanggal 7 Januari 1960.
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