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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.

11/10/2025 | Rating TV-G

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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.

11/10/2025 | Rating TV-G

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