Minuteman Missile National Historic Site

The Minuteman Missile National Historic Site was established in 1999 to document the history of of the Cold War and the nuclear arms race. It preserves a portion of the former Minuteman II missile system. The site includes the visitor center, the Delta-01 Launch Control Facility, and the Delta-09 missile silo. The Minuteman Missile National Historic Site is located along Interstate 90, near the east entrance to Badlands National Park. I visited the site in Sept 2019.
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Minute Man Missile National Historic Site

Visitor Center

Cold War Memorial

Delta-09 Missile Silo

The Delta-09 Missile Silo is open for self-guided phone tours, while a reservation is required for a guided tour of the Delta-01 Launch Control Facility. The numbers in the photo captions correspond the numbers on the site map which are stops on the phone audio tour (don't have a photo of stop 5). Dial 605-301-3006 to take the phone tour.

Delta-09 Missile Silo

High Security

Delta-09 Launch Facility Map

Site Entrance (1)

Isolation (2)

Minute Man II Training Missile (3)

Minute Man II Training Missile (4)

Soft Support Building (6)

Personnel Access Hatch (7)

Improved Minuteman Missle Physical Security System (8)

Background information obtained from Wikipedia.
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