DAY 30c
Week 5
MINUTEMAN MISSILE SITE (South Dakota, USA)
Thursday July 20th, 2006
TODAYS MILEAGE – 198 miles or 319 kilometres
TRIP MILEAGE – 3393 miles or 5461 kilometres
The Minuteman Missile National Historic Site was established in 1999 to illustrate the history and significance of the Cold War, the arms race, and intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) development.
This National Historic Site preserves the last remaining Minuteman II ICBM system in the United States, while 450 of the newer Minuteman III missiles are still on active duty, at Malmstrom AFB (Montana), Minot AFB (North Dakota) and F.E. Warren AFB (Wyoming).
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