Salina Journal

Here's a look at the history of missile silos around central Kansas

With a new Netflix film dealing with the threat of nuclear war, take a look at the history of missile silos in north central Kansas.
Yahoo

Sentinel ICBM problems mean the US Air Force could be stuck with aging nuclear missiles for over 2 more decades

The US Air Force's new ICBM Sentinel faces major delays and cost overruns. The service may have to rely on its 50-year-old Minuteman III's for much longer than anticipated. A host of logistical and construction issues, like new silos, have hurt Sentinel's ...
MM&M

Nuclear missile workers are contracting cancer. They blame the bases.

At a memorial service in 2022, veteran Air Force Capt. Monte Watts bumped into a fellow former Minuteman III nuclear missile operator, who told him that she had non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Watts knew other missileers with similar cancers. But the connection ...

The history of Blytheville Air Force Base

K8 News is taking a look at the history of Arkansas on the road to celebrating the 250th birthday of the United States of America.
The National Interest

America’s Minuteman III ICBMs Could Stay in Service Until 2050

The aging American nuclear missile—now more than 50 years old—must remain in service to make up for delays in the construction of the LGM-35 Sentinel, its successor. According to a newly released Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, the ...

Energy secretary reveals how US nuclear tests will work

Energy Secretary Christopher Wright clarifies U.S. nuclear testing plans, confirming no explosive detonations but systems testing of weapons components instead.
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