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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.

4. www.kclibrary.org › news › 2020-11Is it true that missiles were buried near Kansas City? KCQ ...

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   He asked if it was true that ballistic missiles had been buried along Van Brunt Boulevard near Linwood Boulevard in the early 1960s. Is it true that missiles were buried near Kansas City? KCQ answer reaches for the sky | Kansas City Public Library

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

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   Oct 20, 2020 · Ian Frazier, Great Plains, 1989. The first Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) silos arrived on the Great Plains in 1959 when Atlas sites were constructed in Wyoming. Since that time there have been hundreds of Atlas, Titan, Minuteman and Peacekeeper sites constructed all the way from Texas to North Dakota, New Mexico to Montana.

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

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   Jul 31, 2014 · 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 the location of a...

8. 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.

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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.

   To Find America's Nuclear Missiles, Try Google Maps

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   When were ICBM silos built?

   • Ian Frazier, Great Plains, 1989 The first Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) silos arrived on the Great Plains in 1959 when Atlas sites were constructed in Wyoming. Since that time there have been hundreds of Atlas, Titan, Minuteman and Peacekeeper sites constructed all the way from Texas to North Dakota, New Mexico to Montana.

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   What happened to the rolling hills missile silo?

   • As a result, the U.S. decommissioned nine Atlas E’s, twelve Atlas F’s, and eighteen Titan II’s, selling some to private owners and others to school districts and universities. The Rolling Hills Missile Silo site is one of the very few that remains intact and available for purchase.

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10. 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.