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Thor rocket at National Space Centre, Leicester

The Thor PGM-17 was an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) used by both the USAF and the RAF to carry thermonuclear warheads. About 225 were made between 1959-60. Its maximum range was 1,500 miles and it could carry a 1,000kg warhead.

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Uploaded on July 2, 2016
Taken on July 2, 2016