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A missile fires out of the ocean at a diagonal trajectory, causing smoke to waft up from the blue water.

Missile Might

An unarmed Trident II D5 missile launches from the ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, March 26, 2018, as part of a Navy Strategic Systems Programs test. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ronald Gutridge

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