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Cold War Veteran

The Titan II Missile Museum in Green Valley, officially known as complex 571-7, is all that remains of the 54 Titan II missile sites that were on alert across the United States from 1963 to 1987.
by Tom Kleespie

The Titan II missile, with it’s nine megaton thermo-nuclear warhead, was the most intimidating weapaon in the US arsenal during the Cold War. The Titan II Missile Museum in Green Valley, officially known as complex 571-7, is all that remains of the 54 Titan II missile sites that were on alert across the United States from 1963 to 1987.

Producer: Tom Kleespie Videographer: Andrew Brown Editor: Nate Huffman

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