Idaho Public Television Specials
Preview of "America's Sagebrush Navy"
Preview: Special | 30s
America’s Sagebrush Navy explores the creation of the Nuclear Navy in the desert of Idaho.
In the late 1940’s, Captain Hyman G. Rickover oversaw the creation of three prototype reactors in Idaho. Those reactors would be the test bed for the world’s first nuclear submarine and aircraft carrier. America’s Sagebrush Navy tells the story of the creation of the Nuclear Navy and how it changed America’s influence on a world stage.
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Idaho Public Television Specials is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV
Idaho Public Television Specials
Preview of "America's Sagebrush Navy"
Preview: Special | 30s
In the late 1940’s, Captain Hyman G. Rickover oversaw the creation of three prototype reactors in Idaho. Those reactors would be the test bed for the world’s first nuclear submarine and aircraft carrier. America’s Sagebrush Navy tells the story of the creation of the Nuclear Navy and how it changed America’s influence on a world stage.
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Idaho Public Television Specials is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV