Deep beneath South Dakota’s prairies lies a relic of tense days gone by: the Delta-1 Launch Control Facility. Jim Boensch, a retired Air Force major, guides visitors through this preserved slice of Cold War history. Once poised to unleash devastating power, the decommissioned facility now invites reflection on a time when nuclear tensions ran high. As part of the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, it offers a glimpse into a world where young missileers wielded the keys to global safety and deterrence. Step inside to explore America’s nuclear legacy firsthand.
Local context: Here in Minot, this mission not only remains, it’s budgeted for a big improvement that will take the missile squadron at Minot AFB far into the future. This article from Inforum is a great look at where we came from.
