LGM-30F Minuteman II Missile, U. S. Air Force, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri
The Minuteman Missile II was built by Boeing and deployed during the Cold War spanning over 30 years. 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 silos that were controlled by the 351st. By 1997 all silos commanded by the 351st Strategic Missile Wing had been imploded.
LGM-30F Minuteman II Missile, U. S. Air Force, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri
The Minuteman Missile II was built by Boeing and deployed during the Cold War spanning over 30 years. 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 silos that were controlled by the 351st. By 1997 all silos commanded by the 351st Strategic Missile Wing had been imploded.