Minuteman Missile National Historical Site

As a pacifist, the celebration of war is not my jam. But when it has a funny sense of humor, I enjoy the experience all the more. And Mother Nature always lets you know who is boss as she delivered high winds for our trip to Minuteman Missile National Historical Site.

During the Cold War, a vast arsenal of nuclear missiles were placed in the Great Plains. 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.