The How To Launch A Nuclear Missile In The 1960′sblog post ends with this uplifting moment. Imagine it. You’ve trained all your life, sat for hours doing nothing a missile silo, and finally your job is done. Here’s what you do next:
The silo crew, now having done its mission, gets to kick back and wait to die.
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My dad was a lieutenant and a training officer at the Titan II squadron at McConnell AFB in Kansas from 1970-74. They all knew that they and their families would not survive the return fusillade.