Beneath the Plains: The Minuteman Missile on Alert

202031m
DocumentaryShort

The story of the Minuteman strategic missile program, focusing on the Cold War years. From the 1960s onward, up to one thousand nuclear-armed ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missiles) have been deployed in hardened silos in the northern United States, on the Great Plains near the Canadian border.

Runtime
31m
Released
2020

Details

Release year: 2020

Storyline

The story of the Minuteman strategic missile program, focusing on the Cold War years. From the 1960s onward, up to one thousand nuclear-armed ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missiles) have been deployed in hardened silos in the northern United States, on the Great Plains near the Canadian border.

Top credits

Cast
  • Steve KetNarrator
  • Linda AldrichSelf - Missile Combat Crew & Squadron Commander, 1982-1998
  • Don AlstonSelf - 20th Air Force ICBM Fleet Commander, 2010-2012
  • Bruce BlairSelf - Missile Combat Crew Commander, 1972-1974
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