Shows the 1958 voyage of the world's first nuclear powered submarine, the USS Nautilus (SSN-571) under the North Pole. This historic voyage, known as Operation Sunshine, heralded a new stage of the Cold War, in which Soviet and American submarines would vie for control of the strategically critical polar regions. Produced by Sperry Autonetics, whose top secret inertial guidance system allowed Nautilus to make the voyage.

Addeddate 2010-03-08 23:57:30 Color color Ia_orig__runtime 14 minutes 16 seconds Identifier UssNautilusOperationSunshine Run time 14:16 Sound sound Year 1959