"The history alone is overwhelming," said Polly Figueroa. Several former Atlas sites have been converted into private homes by buyers interested in something different to live in. In 1965, the billion-dollar Atlas-F missile program was replaced by more dependable, less expensive Minuteman missiles. One of America’s deterrents were the Atlas missile sites in Nebraska. The Cuban nuclear crisis was averted when the Soviet Union backed down and dismantled its missile sites.
Heres a rare opportunity to buy your very own missile silo base that has been converted into an. Find nearby land, ranches, & farms for sale. of property Eskridge, Kansas 66423, and contact seller on. Because you aren’t going to live after it.” View photos, maps, and details 15513 Missile Base Rd. "If I were you, if you heard there was warheads coming our way. If you’re looking for a desolate farmhouse fixer-upper, boy do we have the place for you: A cute, 380,000 decommissioned missile silo in Abilene, Kansas. "The launch crews did not know if we were going to have to go to war," Duffy said.ĭuffy called home to tell his family what to do if the Soviets launched nuclear missiles. military on high alert after learning Russia was building nuclear launch sites on Cuba. Kennedy ordered a naval blockade of Cuba and placed the U.S. "Most of the whole time I was here I was in a missile silo," Duffy said. The Atlas-F nuclear missile could be ready for launch in 15 minutes.Įighty-year-old Dan Duffy of Lincoln was a technician on one of the Air Force launch crews that manned the Atlas sites at the height of the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. The steel framework within the silo equals the height of an 18 story building and weighed about 1,500 tons. Through three more blast doors is the massive Atlas silo itself, now mostly filled with water. They have, really, I mean, all the basics that you would need." "So they've got hot and cold running water, and they've got an electric furnace as well as a wood burning stove. "They've got two wells to fill up four 500 gallon water tanks," Mike Figueroa said. The doors open into the two-story living area that used to be the missile site’s command and control center. At the thickest point it looks like it’s probably close to a foot.," Mike Figueroa said. Thirty-feet underground we pass through the first of five steel doors built to protect the Air Force launch team from nuclear attack. Some of the hottest times in the Cold War." "Lincoln had some of the first missile silos ever built in the United States. "Basically when Atlas missiles came along it was this brand new science that the Air Force really took and ran with to supplement their bomber force," Branting said.īranting says the former Lincoln Air Force Base commanded 12 Atlas Missile sites in Nebraska. Ready to move in.Cold War historian Rob Branting, a native of Lincoln, is supervisor of North Dakota’s Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile Historic Site. Occupied continuously for the last 10 years, the current owners remodeled much of the structure creating a two-story living space that includes a functional kitchen, bathroom, shower, large living room with a new electric fireplace, 4-6 bedrooms depending on use/needs, gym with equipment (treadmill and 1 bike), sound proof music studio with vocal/recording booth and connected storage room, very large 16 ft ceiling recreation area, other living and storage areas. A 1960s nuclear war-proof communication center, 10,700 sq. New water pipes and new aluminum roof on entry building. Hardened Underground Bunker-Home on 10.5 acres/ml. Lighting, pumps, heating, dehumidification and electric hoist operational. Water well on site with a new pump, 10,000 gallon underground stainless steel water storage tank, Aquasana Water Filtration System, escape hatch emergency exit, 177 ft tower that can be used for Hamm Radio or even possible cell tower. ft of usable floor space and can easily be expanded to much more, 2 ft thick concrete walls and ceilings, 3-4 ft of graded earth over the top, copper shielding against EMP, 2- 2,000 lb blast doors, 8 air vents with filtration and blast valve closure mechanisms. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last. A 1960s nuclear war-proof communication center, 10,700 sq. Updated: / 07:53 PM EST SHARE This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. For Sale by Owner! KC, MO Area: $699,000.00 or OBO Hardened Underground Bunker-Home on 10.5 acres/ml.
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