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During the past year, our long-range striking power, unmatched today in manned bombers, has taken on new strength as the Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile has entered the operational inventory.
In fourteen recent test launchings, at ranges of five thousand miles, Atlas has been striking on an average within two miles of the target.
This is less than the length of a jet runway -- well within the circle of destruction.
Incidentally, there was an Atlas firing last night.
From all reports so far received, its performance conformed to the high standards I have just described.
Such performance is a great tribute to American scientists and engineers, who in the past five years have had to telescope time and technology to develop these long-range ballistic missiles, where America had none before.
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