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1. flatlandkc.org › news-issues › nukes-in-theNukes in the Heartland: Remnants of Cold War Missile Sites ...

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   Sep 23, 2020 · The Minuteman missiles replaced Atlas and Titan missiles, some of which were located in Kansas. These new missiles were originally supposed to be further south, in states like Texas, Georgia and Oklahoma.

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3. coldwarheartland.ku.edu › landscapes › rural-missileThe Past and Present of Rural Missile Sites | Cold War in the ...

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   The ones deployed around Topeka, Kansas, were under the control of the 548th Strategic Missile Squadron, based at Forbes Air Force Base, which operated 9 missile sites in the area until they were decommissioned in 1965. One of the sites was located south of Lawrence, Kansas, near the town of Worden.

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   What is Nukewatch's Missile Silo project?

   • Nukewatch’s Missile Silo Project, which resulted in the mapping of one thousand missile silo sites across the country, was intended to be a high profile project capable of furthering public discussion on nuclear weapons.

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   What is a nuclear missile silo?

   • "A nuclear missile silo is one of the quintessential Great Plains objects: to the eye, it is almost nothing, just one or two acres of ground with a concrete slab in the middle and some posts and poles sticking up behind an eight-foot-high cyclone fence: but to the imagination, it is the end of the world." Ian Frazier, Great Plains, 1989

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   Does Russia visit missile silos?

   • Moreover, as other commenters noted, the sites are already visited by foreign militaries. Russian officers regularly inspect U.S. missile silos to make sure America is adhering to international arms-control treaties. (And the U.S. sends its own observers to Russia.) The missile base I visited, Foxtrot-01, is right there on Google Maps.

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   Where are the missiles located?

   • In truth, the location of these weapons is no secret. The missiles and their command bunkers have been in the same place "for decades," Air Force Capt. Edith Sakura of the 90th Missile Wing Office of Public Affairs wrote in an email. "They are near county and state roads that are public access to people.

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5. www.nps.gov › articles › minuteman-missiles-on-theMinuteman Missiles on the Great Plains - U.S. National Park ...

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   Oct 20, 2020 · Map showing the areas of the six Minuteman Missile wings on the central and northern Great Plains. The areas in black denote deactivated missile wings, the areas in red denote the active missile wings. Minuteman Missile Fields in the United States during the Cold War and after.

6. www.npr.org › sections › thetwo-wayTo Find America's Nuclear Missiles, Try Google Maps

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   Jul 31, 2014 · July 31, 20143:30 PM ET. Geoff Brumfiel. Earlier this week, NPR ran a short series I did on America's land-based nuclear missiles. One diagram in particular raised a few eyebrows: It showed...

7. www.rollinghillsmissilesilo.com › historyHistory — Rolling Hills Missile Silo

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   With little to no concern for budget, the U.S. quickly constructed twelve intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) sites near the Schilling Air Force Base in Kansas. Kansas was the chosen location because it was outside the range of Soviet missiles launched from submarines positioned off either U.S. coast.

8. www.northstarmissilesilo.com › historyHistory and Facts — North Star Missile Silo

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   With little to no concern for budget, the U.S. quickly constructed twelve intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) sites near the Schilling Air Force Base in Kansas. Kansas was the chosen location because it was outside the range of Soviet missiles launched from submarines positioned off either U.S. coast.

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10. www.nps.gov › articles › mappingmissilefieldMapping the Missile Fields - U.S. National Park Service

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    Oct 20, 2020 · Nukewatch’s Missile Silo Project, which resulted in the mapping of one thousand missile silo sites across the country, was intended to be a high profile project capable of furthering public discussion on nuclear weapons.