Arsenal: Minuteman III ICBM in the Land-Based Nuclear Deterrent, Cold War to Today

Arsenal: Minuteman III ICBM in the Land-Based Nuclear Deterrent, Cold War to Today follows underground launch crews on alert in the Great Plains during the long nuclear standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union. The story traces how Minuteman III answered the problem of surviving a first strike, then walks through its solid-fuel design, hardened silos, and the daily realities of missileers, security forces, and maintainers. Listeners hear how test launches, alert surges, and quiet shifts shaped its combat record in the realm of deterrence rather than fire, and how decades of upgrades kept it credible. Arsenal is the Friday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and the podcast is developed by Trackpads.com.