The last remaining Air Force Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic nuclear missile is hoisted out of its launch tube at launch facility K-11 at Malmstrom Air Force Base August 10, 1995 in Great Falls, Montana. The retirement of this missile marks the completion of President Bush's 1991 "Stand Down" order that removed all Minuteman II missiles from alert.
The last remaining Air Force Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic nuclear missile is hoisted out of its launch tube at launch facility K-11 at Malmstrom Air Force Base August 10, 1995 in Great Falls, Montana. The retirement of this missile marks the completion of President Bush's 1991 "Stand Down" order that removed all Minuteman II missiles from alert.
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Location: Great Falls, Montana
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