Commemorative Military Pin For The joint US-UK Polaris A3 Sub Launched Missile For Sale

The selected region features a commemorative military program lapel pin celebrating the deployment of the joint US-UK Polaris A3 submarine-launched ballistic missile system.

Details of the Pin

• Text Markings: The outer ring reads "US-POLARIS-A-3R-UK FIRST-QUALIFICATION-MOTOR". The inner rocket component is stamped with "HERCULES".

• Historical Significance: The text celebrates the successful qualification of the missile's second-stage rocket motor, which was custom-developed by the Hercules Powder Company.

• Design Imagery: The background merges the United States and United Kingdom flags (the Stars and Stripes alongside the Union Jack), symbolizing the historic 1963 Polaris Sales Agreement (PSA). This bilateral agreement allowed the UK to purchase American Polaris strategic weapon systems to outfit their own Resolution-class nuclear submarines.