Warren Air Force Base includes portions of western Nebraska, northern Colorado, and eastern Wyoming, an area of more than 12,000 square miles. Missile silos are scattered across such vast expanses so that potential adversaries would have to target each missile individually. Each of these missiles is stored, ready to launch, in its own hardened launch facility, commonly called a missile silo.
Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, and Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, has oversight and control over the missile force, which is comprised of Minuteman III and Peacekeeper missiles. Each of the three Strategic Missile Wings at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, F.
Also, signage is not very big when trying to find this place so I suggest to get acquainted with how the outside looks and you won't drive down the road past it thinking - I am in the middle of nowhere and nothing is out here - which was part of the reasoning for putting it there in the first place! But, a wonderful countryside to drive through.Across the Great Plains, from northern Colorado into western Nebraska and throughout Wyoming, North Dakota, and Montana, are the missile fields of the United States nuclear program. A note on leaving: I was heading to Grand Forks and not far from this site is one of the missile silos cemented over in the ground. She personally knew some of the people who spent time below during the cold war which made it that more special. For one thing, the young lady who gave the tour was one of the most knowledgeable tour guides I have come across in my many travels. I did not think I would be as interested in this subject as I ended up being. I could have easily spent another hour and I was already there 2.5 hours. There is also a 20 minute video one can watch which I did not. I know for a fact we ran through the top portion, but it was at my request. I was the only person on the tour and told the guide I only wanted a certain length but it was so fascinating we may have gone over while below. I was planning on a couple of hours but the tour is kinda set to be a certain length. Originally, I was not going to Cooperstown but the rain said otherwise. Very tight squeeze for wheelchairs in the control room - if that's a deal breaker, i'd call ahead and double check accessibility. OK for those who have mobility challenges - there's a large elevator down and ramps through the blast doors. Take the time to watch the film before going on the tour. The upper level/housing quarters are straight out of the late 1980's which is a nice flash back, but it really does give you a sense of what it was like to be out in the middle of nowhere waiting for nuclear Armageddon. It's utterly fascinating to think that our national security for almost 4 decades rested with low-level military personnel in North Dakota using 1960's-era technology. The best way I can describe it is picture every villain's lair from the 1960's era James Bond films and that's what it looks like. Yep, that's the greeting you get when you walk into the non-descript and, frankly, unimpressive looking above ground facility at the Oscar-Zero Minuteman site - but down below is a trip back through time.
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