The Minuteman Missile sites were famous for never having to fire a shot yet played a vital role in our nation’s defense. ... Each control center had controlled 10 Minuteman Missiles, ...

1st Lt. Pamela Blanco-Coca, 319th Missile Squadron missile combat crew commander, and her deputy commander, 2nd Lt. John Anderson, simulate key turns of the Minuteman III Weapon System Feb. 9 ...

COOPERSTOWN, N.D. -- Oscar-Zero, the Minuteman missile launch control facility that once was part of the nation's Cold War defense system, could be reopened by mid-2009 as a North Dakota state ...

Top Feature: Underground Tour of Delta-01 Launch Control Center: Why Visit the Minuteman Missile Site. I didn’t know what to expect when I visited the Minuteman Missile Site.

The Air Force's nuclear missiles have stood ready for war on short notice for more than 50 years. Americans tend to assume the missiles are safe, if they even remember they exist. But safety ...

Since the first silo-based Minuteman went on alert at Montana's Malmstrom Air Force Base on Oct. 27, 1962 — the day Cuba shot down a U-2 spy plane at the height of the Cuban missile crisis ...

The year’s second Minuteman III missile test launch took place early Wednesday morning from Vandenberg Space Force Base with key actions performed aboard No paywalls. No subscriptions.

F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. — The control stations for America’s nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles have a sort of 1980s retro look, with computing panels in sea foam green, bad ...

Experts say pursuing a Minuteman III life-extension until 2050 would cost significantly less than its replacement. The Pentagon's continuation of the LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM (Inter-Continental ...

The launch of the Sputnik satellite by the Soviet Union on Oct. 4, 1957, shocked Americans and triggered a debate over the “missile gap,” a perceived Soviet superiority.

F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. (AP) — The control stations for America’s nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles have a sort of 1980s retro look, with computing panels in sea foam green ...