Science: King of the Sea

All over the U.S., government and industrial laboratories are working on rockets, the most promising weapons for World War III. Most of the work is secret, but last week the Glenn L. Martin Co. of Baltimore told a few facts about a long-range rocket it is developing for the Navy. The new Martin missile will be called the Neptune: the name symbolizes the Navy's contention that rockets are seagoing weapons.

Slimmer, Steadier. The Navy says with a straight face that the Neptune is only a peaceful research project. Its specifications give it a warlike...

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