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Minuteman Missile National Historic Site

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Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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The Minuteman Missile National Historic Site is an American national historic site established in 1999 near Wall, South Dakota, to illustrate the history and significance of the Cold War, the nuclear arms race, and intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) development. The site preserves the last intact Minuteman II ICBM system in the United States, in a disarmed and demilitarized status. Guided tours are available of the underground Launch Control Center, and a missile silo can be observed from above. Some 450 of the newer Minuteman III missiles are still on active duty at Malmstrom AFB, Montana, Minot AFB, North Dakota, and F. E. Warren AFB, Wyoming.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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