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eightenterso i! riici\ not ue mo same man aiu\ v\ m navt' nu muif urn *•'ifwe re after grounders.t I Mhathalf ‘somlt;hoollonalAt Arkansas Launch Sitesno prreel 01p loner rsareaandiTitans Due Next Monthanythtown.Miat arporteWaex-1 LITTLE ROCK AP —The first | the first of the 102-foot missiles eight hour shift.sit vas- of 18 nuclear Titan II missiles to will be flown to the Little Rock The Titan II is an intcrconte-he installed in launching sites now Air Force Base from Denver. It nental ballistic missile with au ra mFundunder construction in central Ar- will be moved to two sections te in kansas will arrive in the state late which will be joined after thevrange of more than ti.ooo miles eontrwas next month, the Air Force said are lowered into the launchingwith a speed of more than 15,000 miles an hour.andtionnadou indtodav.■jfA reliable source indicated thesilo\ rut 1The missile sites have been un-he missiles have inertial cuid-e on first missile will be installed in der construction since -Ian. 9, 1981 anee svstems which will guidevear.Inwas a site near Scarce either late next Thev arc located in several coun- them to pre-assigned targets withmonth or earlier 111 Marchties in a rough arc north of the out instructions from the launch-memtitlection 'Hie Air Force said more than air base.mg base. The systems do not do- McGu 1 Id- half of the 18 sites have beenmagelurchIturned over to the Martin-Mariet-After the missiles are installed,I pend on jammed.radio and cannot be denttheessee t theta Cotor installation of weaponsand finalthree bases will be operated bywassystem equipment checkout• *men of the 808th Strategic M1 s-Titan II missiles use liquid fuel which will be stored in tanks in-Tosile Wing with headquarters at the side the missileair base.he launching silos will be cov- , ed SInstallation of missiles in the Each of the 18 undergroundmilesvarious sites is expected at intervals through this vcasites will have five combat 'trewsof four men each to man it aroundercd with 490-ton sliding doors smaiwhich designers sa\ will resist workam attack except a direct hit by constAn Air Force spokesman satd the clock. Each crew will work an a nuclear weaponsouri
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Blytheville Courier News
Blytheville, Arkansas, US
Fri, Jan 11, 1963
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