Minuteman Missile Site

Just a 30 minute missile flight from here to Moscow.
 
In 1961 this Minuteman Missile Site was designed and built to be a substantial threat to our Cold War Enemy Russia. These missiles were intercontinental ballistic missiles with a capability of striking Moscow in less than 30 minutes from their silo in South Dakota. These particular missiles had a 1.2 megaton warhead, equivalent to over a million tons of dynamite.
 
None of these missile silos remain active since the end of the Cold War.  You may have to ask someone older to help you better understand what the Cold War was.
 
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