Minuteman ballistic missile silo at Ellsworth Air Force Base - South Dakota.

Range: 8,100 miles (13,000 km), flight altitude: 700 miles(1,120 km) Length: 59 feet (18 m).
The LGM-30 Minuteman is a U.S. nuclear missile, a land-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). As of 2009, it is the only land-based ICBM in service in the United States. It is complemented by the sea-launched Trident missile SLBM and by nuclear weapons carried by long-range strategic bombers; see current status of United States nuclear weapons.

The L indicates that the missile is silo-launched; the G indicates that it is designed to attack ground targets; the M indicates that it is a guided missile.

The name Minuteman comes from the Revolutionary Wars Minutemen. It also refers to its quick reaction time; the missile can be launched in about 1 minute. The Air Force planned to keep the missile in service until 2020, but it may be upgraded to stay in service until 2030.

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[dhsbear]

I just love listening to wind, looking at the back of people's heads.

[CGIAgent]

Wow. I really like the part about the WRRRWRRKWWRRRKWWWRRRKTKRKWWWKK­RKTKRTKRKWKRKKKEKKTKTKKKWKWWWK­RKRRKKTKWWKWWWWKWKTTKWKRKWTW.

[mullethippie96]

@KlingerJeremy did you say you deal with thier personality becuase that must be a sassy missle

[KlingerJeremy]

@Engineer245 They are decommissioned. I work with ICBM's personally.  These are mock-ups.

[QsoftStudios]

We went thare last year :D

[QsoftStudios]

We went thare :D