On Ellsworth AFB in South Dakota
I toured Ellsworth Air Force Base on September 12, 2012 and one of the stops was the last remaining missile silo (now used strictly for training). The Minuteman II (LGM-30F) is a nuclear missile, a land-based ICBM, that was in service from 1965 until 1997. When in service, it carried a 1.25 megaton warhead, could reach a speed of 15,000 mph and could rise to an altitude of 140 miles on a parabolic flight path over the North Pole to its target. It could be launched in a minute and reach a target on the other side of the earth in 30 minutes.
On Ellsworth AFB in South Dakota
I toured Ellsworth Air Force Base on September 12, 2012 and one of the stops was the last remaining missile silo (now used strictly for training). The Minuteman II (LGM-30F) is a nuclear missile, a land-based ICBM, that was in service from 1965 until 1997. When in service, it carried a 1.25 megaton warhead, could reach a speed of 15,000 mph and could rise to an altitude of 140 miles on a parabolic flight path over the North Pole to its target. It could be launched in a minute and reach a target on the other side of the earth in 30 minutes.