2012 Event The U.N. condemns North Korea for launching a long-range Unha rocket; North Korea claims its purpose is to put its first satellite into space, but critics say the launch is a disguised ballistic missile test 1960 Event USS George Washington, 1st sub with nuclear ballistic missiles, launched 1959 Event George Washington, 1st ballistic missile sub commissioned 1959 Event 1st ballistic missile sub launched, George Washington 1957 Event U.S. successfully test-fires Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile 1957 Event U.S.S.R. announces successful test of intercontinental ballistic missile 1957 Event U.S.S.R. launches 1st intercontinental multistage ballistic missile 1947 Event 1st U.S. ballistic missile fired
