The report notes that, beyond the issues with the Minuteman III itself, the infrastructure and facilities built to support the missiles were constructed in the 1960s and are now exhibiting ...

The reality is that Minuteman is at the end of its life as a system. The Minuteman III came online in 1970 and was not designed to accommodate long-term life extension.

MINUTEMAN SECURITY: Boeing announced Oct. 20 that it will manufacture and deliver control system hardware and modification kits to improve security at more than 450 Minuteman III facilities as ...

According to those who give the tours, some visitors have been so impressed by the ranger-guided excursions of the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site that they question why they're free.

The U.S. currently deploys 400 armed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles ready for nuclear strikes.

The Minuteman III has stood as the bulwark to the nation's strategic deterrent force, on alert and ready for nearly fifty years.

Land-based nuclear missiles are part of the "backbone of America's national security," the Pentagon said.

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Statement by Theresa Pierno, President and CEO for the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): “It is reckless and short-sighted to shutter National Park Service offices without a careful ...

Photo supplied, Boeing Co. A Boeing-built Minuteman III ICBM takes flight from a launch facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, in this undated photo.

The Air Force hoped to reuse existing silos for Minuteman III nuclear missiles for the upcoming Sentinel program, but has concluded it will have to dig new silos. (A1C Braydon Williams/Air Force) ...