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Friday, August 14, 2009

Discovering a Titan missile base 

On the geography blog Bearings, Jonathan Haeber relays an account of an extended exploration through a Titan I missile silo in Colorado.
On Memorial Day of 2007, and then again in December, I visited two separate Titan I missile sites. The first was quite the introduction. The second was mind-blowing. There are no words to describe being in what is perhaps the world’s largest underground missile complex. In fact, I’ve tried more than once, and in my mind have not achieved an adequate description. Last month, I clicked on a random link and encountered the narrative of another man who had done the same. His words, and his story came much closer to describing the feeling in detail. Even better, this man knew all of the intricacies of the base. He was a true savant of Titan I – and probably the foremost non-military expert of these historic bases. I contacted him and asked if he would be willing to talk about his experience and he readily agreed.
Check the great 3-D map of the Power Dome, and download the base's "Dash-1," a complete technical manual for a Titan missile complex. Build your own!

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