Hundreds of intercontinental ballistic missiles housed in the plains of western South Dakota helped keep the Cold War cold, on the ready to launch nuclear warheads at a moment’s notice.
Historic Site Development
But 25 years ago this week, the Air Force crews installing a missile at silo Delta-09 weren’t upgrading the arsenal — they were adding the newest artifact to the developing Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, according to the June 15, 2001, edition of the Rapid City Journal.
Original reporting: The Dakota Scout (Sioux Falls) — read the source article.
