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• NUCLEAR MISSILE SILO FULL

It does not rely on GPS or visual sighting to strike its targets.Ī missile may have a MIRVed warhead, containing three W78 350-kiloton warheads, to attack three targets. The Minuteman III has an inertial navigation guidance system that is entirely internal. Launched from a Montana silo, a Minuteman III would take about 20 minutes to reach Moscow-its speed is not constant along its flight path. It has a maximum range of 8,700 miles and a maximum speed of Mach 23 Fig.1 Minuteman IIIĪll missiles in the silos are currently Minuteman III (LGM-30G).

See the locations of all silos on the ICBM History page. Silos have been deactivated because of treaty obligations, missile obsolescence, and Congressional belt-tightening.ĭeactivated silos were located in Arizona, California, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, New York, South Dakota, Texas, and Washington. There were more active silos in the past. If you're using an IOS device like an iPhone or iPad, double-tapping the display zooms in but tapping does not zoom Mouse with a scroll wheel, the wheel controls zooming. The lower righthand corner of the Google Maps display has a plus sign and a minus sign that controls zooming. Mountain ranges, similar to looking at a relief map. When you select the Map view, you can turn on terrain features by clicking or touching the Terrain box. You can turn off the labels if they obstruct your view. The labelsĪre the names of places, businesses, cities, etc.

The satellite view allows you to see the actual military facility when you zoom in. The Map/Satellite control in the upper lefthand corner of the screen lets you choose either the normal map view or the satellite view.

NUCLEAR MISSILE SILO FULL

You can exit out of full screen by pressing the Escape key or clicking the control in the upper righthand corner of the display. This full-screen feature is not available on Apple IOS devices like the iPad. The Full Screen control in the upper righthand corner of the Google Maps display expands the display to cover the entire computer screen.