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Online maps to accompany the revised edition of the book Nuclear Heartland: A guide to the 450 land-based missile silos of the United States Each of the red markers corresponds to a Minuteman III ...
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.
- What Are The Minuteman II sites?
- The Problem
- Environmental Restoration
- What’s Left
- Looking to The Future
Whiteman AFB housed the USAF 351st Strategic Missile Wing, which managed the Minuteman II ICBM deployment area in west central Missouri. The wing operated 150 Minuteman II missiles in underground launch facilities, or silos, and 15 launch control facilities that were scattered across a 16,000 square mile area encompassing sections of 14 counties. M...
During the closure process, the USAF discovered that waterproofing materials used in the construction of the missile silos and on underground storage tanks (USTs) contained polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Non-liquid PCBs above 50 parts per million were found on the outer surface of the silos and in and around the USTs and associated piping. Sever...
As required by the 1995 Federal Facilities Compliance Agreement (FFCA) and 1995 Participating State Attachment to the FFCA, the USAF buried and capped all PCB-containing debris inside the silos. Above ground and underground portions of the launch control facility structures were left in place and not imploded. Pipes from the USTs to each support bu...
Today, most of the former Minuteman II sites are used for secure storage of hay, equipment and vehicles. Many of the sites continue to be used to support farming operations since being transferred into private ownership. Some sites remain vacant.
The former Minuteman II sites will continue to undergo long-term monitoring, as described in the Long-Term Stewardship Agreement for the Missouri Minuteman II Missile Sites, June 2007. Adherence to land use restrictions through property owner education is a critically important part of the department's continued stewardship of the former missile si...
Oct 20, 2020 · Maps. 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.
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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. Atlas site near Worden, KS, 1962.
Apr 30, 2022 · U.S. Nuclear Missile SILO Fields Maps and Coordinates. Here are some maps showing the locations of U.S. Minuteman III ICBM silo's along with coordinates. These are MAJOR nuclear war targets, each one of these silo's will be hit with minimum one warhead with a fairly large yield as part of a Russian counterforce attack.
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.
