Minuteman II Launch Facility Golf-04, U. S. Air Force, 351st Strategic Missile Wing, Missouri, St. Clair County
The photograph shows the site were Launch Facility (missile silo) Golf-03 was located. The 351st Strategic Missile Wing based at Whiteman Air Force Base controlled 150 Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missiles buried in silos across central Missouri starting in 1963. The START-1 Treaty (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) called for the reduction of the number of nuclear weapons worldwide. The reduction resulted in the phase out and destruction of missiles and silo Launch Facilities that were controlled by the 351st. By 1997 all silos commanded by the 351st Strategic Missile Wing had been imploded. The ownership of the land generally reverted back to the surrounding landowner. The government would leave the facility's chain linked fence in place if the owner wanted to keep it. Many owners used the fencing as an enclosure to store farm equipment.
Minuteman II Launch Facility Golf-04, U. S. Air Force, 351st Strategic Missile Wing, Missouri, St. Clair County
The photograph shows the site were Launch Facility (missile silo) Golf-03 was located. The 351st Strategic Missile Wing based at Whiteman Air Force Base controlled 150 Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missiles buried in silos across central Missouri starting in 1963. The START-1 Treaty (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) called for the reduction of the number of nuclear weapons worldwide. The reduction resulted in the phase out and destruction of missiles and silo Launch Facilities that were controlled by the 351st. By 1997 all silos commanded by the 351st Strategic Missile Wing had been imploded. The ownership of the land generally reverted back to the surrounding landowner. The government would leave the facility's chain linked fence in place if the owner wanted to keep it. Many owners used the fencing as an enclosure to store farm equipment.