The leftover structures of a Cold War missile silo in Wisconsin help tell the story of a not-so-distant part of our history.
BURIED TREASURES Nine Missile Silos near Spokane Sit Abandoned or Fill Nonmilitary Uses, but in the Fall of 1962, Their Nuclear Warheads Were Poised to StrikeBack in 1961 the U.S. Air Force, without any attempt at secrecyor stealth, hauled nine...Sowa, Tom...
Warren Air Force Base incident Reports on October 23, 2010, of large, cigar-shaped flying ships over the missile silos ofWarren Air Force Basecoincided with troubling reports of more than 50 nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles going offline. Concern grew over nearly one-tenth of the U.S....
Although targets vary from one country to another, high-profile abandoned structures usually include amusement parks, factories, power plants, missile silos, fallout shelters, hospitals, asylums, schools and houses. Urban explorers are interested in visiting such sites, as they can d...