Titan Missile Museum Visceral Relic of the Cold War

These photos are from the Titan Missile Museum in Green Valley, AZ. It’s a truly unique experience to realize the absolute lethal force and industrial might it represents as a well-preserved relic of the Cold War.

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The ICBM – this missile was able to be launched from a facility completely isolated underground.

 

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A view from the top looking down at the missile. The Concrete blast doors are permanently blocked halfway open as a sign to Russia that it is no longer a threat.

 

 

 

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I was enamoured with these glowing red buttons. WANT.

 

 

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You gotta wonder what incident led to the creation of THAT sign. Oh it doesn’t take too much imagination does it?

 

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It is a precise 70 degrees down in the silo

 

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