This month, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released findings on the Air Force’s troubled transition from the ...
OPLIN, Texas — During the height of the Cold War, twelve Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missile silos were built in the Big Country, all surrounding Dyess Airforce Base. Built to withstand a nuclear ...
The Atlas was America’s first ICMB and it deployed at three sites in Nebraska, including Atlas D “A” near Mead. It was operable until October 1964 and is now a training site for the Nebraska National ...
The last preparations for firing the Convair Atlas ICBM are in progress, as the servicing gantry is rolled away from the launching stand at Cape Canaveral, Florida. We reported that the image showed ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. "THERE ARE 200 OF THEM READY NOW -- This General Dynamic Corporation artist's conception shows how the Series F Atlas intercontinental ballistic ...
It was a nuclear missile before it was a space rocket. Now, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force has welcomed a restored replica to its permanent collection, and you can see it today after three ...
The U.S. military test launched an intercontinental ballistic missile today to showcase the readiness of its nuclear arsenal. The launch of the unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile ...