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1. LGM-30 Minuteman - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGM-30_Minuteman
Description: WEBAs of 2024, the LGM-30G (Version 3) [note 1] is the only land-based ICBM in service in the United States and represents the land leg of the U.S. nuclear triad, along with the Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) and nuclear weapons carried by long-range strategic bombers .
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2. Minuteman Missile National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)
Link: https://www.nps.gov/mimi/index.htm
Description: WEBApr 4, 2024 · Hidden in plain sight, for thirty years 1,000 missiles were kept on constant alert; hundreds remain today. The Minuteman Missile remains an iconic weapon in the American nuclear arsenal. It holds the power to destroy civilization, but is meant as a nuclear deterrent to maintain peace and prevent war. Read More.
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3. Minuteman Missile National Historic Site - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minuteman_Missile_National_Historic_Site
Description: WEBThe Minuteman Missile National Historic Site is an American national historic site established in 1999 near Wall, South Dakota, to illustrate the history and significance of the Cold War, the nuclear arms race, and intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) development.
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4. Minuteman missile | Cold War, ICBM, Nuclear Deterrence
Link: https://www.britannica.com/technology/Minuteman-missile
Description: WEBMar 13, 2024 · Minuteman missile, intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that has been the mainstay of the land-based nuclear arsenal of the United States since the 1960s. There have been three generations of Minuteman missiles. The Minuteman I was first deployed in 1962. This 17-metre (56-foot), three-staged.
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5. The Minuteman Missile - U.S. National Park Service
Link: https://www.nps.gov/articles/minuteman-icbm.htm
Description: WEBThe Minuteman was - and still is today - a technological wonder. The first solid fuelled Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) the U.S. Air Force would deploy, the Minuteman could stand dormant and unmanned for days, weeks, months and decades on end, needing only limited maintenance and upkeep.
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6. Plan Your Visit - Minuteman Missile National Historic Site (U.S
Link: https://www.nps.gov/mimi/planyourvisit/index.htm
Description: WEBJun 1, 2020 · The park consists of three sites along a fifteen mile stretch of Interstate 90 in western South Dakota: the Visitor Center, Launch Control Facility Delta-01 and the Delta-09 Missile Silo. To get the latest on park conditions and operations, please visit our Current Conditions page .
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7. LGM-30G Minuteman III > Air Force > Fact Sheet Display
Link: https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104466/lgm-30g-minuteman-iii/
Description: WEBThe Minuteman is a strategic weapon system using a ballistic missile of intercontinental range. Missiles are dispersed in hardened silos to protect against attack and connected to an underground launch control center through a system of hardened cables.
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8. Minuteman III | Missile Threat
Link: https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/minuteman-iii/
Description: WEBAug 2, 2021 · The LGM-30G Minuteman III is a three-stage, solid-fueled, intercontinental-range ballistic missile. The Minuteman III is the sole land-based component of the U.S. nuclear triad. The Minuteman III has a fast launch time, nearly 100 percent testing reliability, and backup airborne launch controllers to preserve retaliatory capabilities. 1.
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9. Boeing LGM-30A Minuteman IA - National Museum of the USAF
Link: https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/article/196028/boeing-lgm-30a-minuteman-ia/
Description: WEBBoeing LGM-30A Minuteman IA. The Minuteman missile concept pushed rocket technology to a new level and it vastly improved U.S. nuclear strategic deterrence. Minuteman was the first U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to use solid fuel, permitting quick-response launches in case of attack. The first Minuteman missiles …
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10. Minuteman Missile National Historic Site: Protecting a Legacy of …
Link: https://home.nps.gov/articles/minuteman-missile-national-historic-site-protecting-a-legacy-of-the-cold-war-teaching-with-historic-places.htm
Description: WEBMar 29, 2023 · As the first solid-fuel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile ever deployed by the United States, the Minuteman enhanced America's military capabilities. It was a key component of America's Cold War policy of deterrence and by extension helped facilitate a peaceful end to the Cold War.
