missile silo

Given that in the wake of Ukraines attack on Russian strategic bombers the topic came up several times in other threads, I figured it may be appropriate to dedicate a specific thread to the topic. The topic being the implications of widespread availability of drones and how they can be utilized...

The vulnerability of silo based ICBMs to a first strike could undermine the principle of mutual assured destruction. But many have considered ways that silos could be defended. The first two come from Richard Garwin of the IBM Thomas J Watson Research Center in a 1976 essay Bed of Nails The...

Guys, I am not certain exactly as to where to place this news item, but the actual article is about the plugs that block the top parts of the Minuteman 3 siloes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2020/09/16/us-enhances-last-line-of-nuclear-missile-silo-defense/#70b81576f568 But...

Mystery UK Missile? Document referring to 1955 talk/discussions in Australia in which it was suggested that a total of twenty-five rounds be allocated as backup and practice rounds to support seven nuclear tipped hard site (silo based) operational missiles to be deployed by the Australians...