The President who promoted the development of the cruise missile was Jimmy Carter. He believed the cruise missile was better than the B-1 bomber. After he left office, Ronald Reagan changed the cruise missile back to the B-1 bombers.

Machines of War - 2000 Cruise Missile was released on:

USA: 2006

Cruise Missile

Dennis M. Gormley has written:

'Dealing With The Threat of Cruise Missiles'

'Missile Contagion'

'Dealing with the threat of cruise missiles' -- subject(s): Cruise missile defenses

The standard term for a missile chamber (be it a ballistic missile, vertical launch cruise missile, torpedo, etc.) is simply a tube - straight and to the point.