Who would be crazy enough to buy a decommissioned Titan II missile complex? ...stay tuned, we known someone that did!
The Titan II was an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) carrying the largest single warhead of any American ICBM. Standing 103 feet tall and weighing a colossal 330,000 pounds, it had a range of up to 9,300 miles away. The warhead for the Titan II was the W-53 with a final developed yield of 9 megatons (3x times the explosive power of all the bombs used during World War II, including both atomic bombs).
What makes these sites so interesting? Based within super-hardened silos, deep beneath the ground, the Titan's concrete and steel reinforced facilities were able to withstand the massive pressure of a nuclear blast. This gave it a survivability from nuclear attack. Imagine the engineering and construction challenges.
Titan II's were operational for twenty-four years, starting in June 1963 and lasting through June 1987. They were based out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona (18), McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas (18), Little Rock Air Force Base in Arkansas (18), and Vandenberg Air Force Base in California (Space Launch Vehicles). Titans were finally retired in the mid-1980's due to their high cost and a series of accidents.
Stay tuned as we introduce you to our ManLife friend who 10 years ago purchased a Titan II Missile complex site in Arkansas and has had plenty of excitement and discovery. Please Register here at ManLife so you keep updated and can follow this series https://manlife.com/register/. Here is a hint to what our friend had to start with 10 years ago!
For those that want to jump ahead of the series you can view our friends YouTube channel Death Wears Bunny Slippers. We'll have plenty of behind the scenes and more details here at ManLife soon!
The Titan II was an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) carrying the largest single warhead of any American ICBM. Standing 103 feet tall and weighing a colossal 330,000 pounds, it had a range of up to 9,300 miles away. The warhead for the Titan II was the W-53 with a final developed yield of 9 megatons (3x times the explosive power of all the bombs used during World War II, including both atomic bombs).
What makes these sites so interesting? Based within super-hardened silos, deep beneath the ground, the Titan's concrete and steel reinforced facilities were able to withstand the massive pressure of a nuclear blast. This gave it a survivability from nuclear attack. Imagine the engineering and construction challenges.
Titan II's were operational for twenty-four years, starting in June 1963 and lasting through June 1987. They were based out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona (18), McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas (18), Little Rock Air Force Base in Arkansas (18), and Vandenberg Air Force Base in California (Space Launch Vehicles). Titans were finally retired in the mid-1980's due to their high cost and a series of accidents.
Stay tuned as we introduce you to our ManLife friend who 10 years ago purchased a Titan II Missile complex site in Arkansas and has had plenty of excitement and discovery. Please Register here at ManLife so you keep updated and can follow this series https://manlife.com/register/. Here is a hint to what our friend had to start with 10 years ago!
For those that want to jump ahead of the series you can view our friends YouTube channel Death Wears Bunny Slippers. We'll have plenty of behind the scenes and more details here at ManLife soon!
