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Norman Polmar

Norman Polmar, a well-known defense analyst, has lectured and written frequently on nuclear weapons development and nuclear war at sea. He has served as an advisor to several U.S. senators and members of the House of Representatives, as well as to three Secretaries of the Navy and two Chiefs of Naval Operations. He was also a consultant to the Los Alamos National Laboratory. His 40-plus books include Cold War Submarines (2004) and DEFCON-2: Standing on the Brink of Nuclear War During the Cuban Missile Crisis (2006).

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