Comment: The interstate highway comparison was used in training back in the1960's as a way to explain the enormity of the Minuteman effort.
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/09/air-force-takes-first-minuteman-iii-silo-offline-in-milestone-towards-sentinel/
"Air Force takes first Minuteman III silo offline, in milestone towards Sentinel"
By Michael Marrow on September 03, 2025 3:39 pm
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WASHINGTON — In a milestone towards the modernization of America’s nuclear triad, the US Air Force has officially taken its first Minuteman III missile silo “offline,” Breaking Defense has learned.
The shuttering of launch facility LF 5E10, located at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming, marks “the first operational MMIII silo to be taken offline” as officials prepare for the arrival of a new ICBM to take the Minuteman’s place as the land leg of America’s nuclear deterrent, a spokesperson for Air Force Global Strike Command said in response to questions about the facility.
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“While the U.S. Air Force has modernized its ICBM force in the past, this is one of the largest modernization efforts ever undertaken by the U.S. government, similar in scale to President Eisenhower’s interstate program. Air Force Global Strike Command continues to move forward to enhance our command and control, improve security, integrate new technologies, and ultimately, ensure a weapon system that can respond to an increasingly complex world,” the spokesperson added.
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https://www.defenseone.com/business/2025/07/usaf-approval-northrop-resumes-work-new-icbm-silos/406913/?oref=d1-featured-river-secondary
"With USAF approval, Northrop resumes work on new ICBM silos"
"Airman 1st Class Aiden Williams climbs onto the maintenance platform to enter the launch tube during a guided missile maintenance platform installation at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, July 9, 2025.
U.S. AIR FORCE / STAFF SGT. MICHAEL A. RICHMOND"
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https://breakingdefense.com/2025/07/northrop-back-at-work-on-sentinel-icbm-missile-silo-design-ceo/
"Northrop back at work on Sentinel ICBM missile silo design: CEO"
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https://news.defcros.com/northrop-resumes-development-of-new/
"Northrop Resumes Development of New ICBM Silos Following USAF Approval"
