Inside tour of the Titan Missile Silo !!!

30.11.2016

Had a unique tour from Museum Director, (she was also former commander of Site from 1983-1985. Her tour had unique info about crew's daily routine, life, and constant readiness state. One interesting thing she said is the missile program was created as a deterrent. It was to be used in retaliation. therefore if it ever was launched, the mission of deterrence had failed. from their info: The Titan Missile Museum, a preserved Titan II missile site, officially known as complex 571-7, is all that remains of the 54 Titan II missile sites that were on alert across the United States from 1963 to 1987. Able to launch from its underground silo in just 58 seconds, the Titan II was capable of delivering a 9-megaton nuclear warhead to targets more than 6300 miles (10,000 km) away in about 30 minutes. Nowhere else in the world can visitors get this close to an intercontinental ballistic missile in its operational environment.

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