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This is an old gem dating back to the MX system, which was actually much newer than the Minuteman III system at the time. [0] MX was deactivated in 2005 per SA
by rl3 2y ago
This is an old gem dating back to the MX system, which was actually much newer than the Minuteman III system at the time. [0]
MX was deactivated in 2005 per SALT II. [1]
They moved the enhanced RVs from MX over to Minuteman. [2]
[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a1acYZ93yc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a1acYZ93yc
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGM-118_Peacekeeper#Retirement_and_deactivation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGM-118_Peacekeeper#Retirement...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=LGM-30_Minuteman§ion=22#Single_Reentry_Vehicle https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=LGM-30_Minuteman&...
- conradev 2y agoHow they move them is also fascinating: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safeguards_Transporter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safeguards_Transporter
- gosub100 2y agoLot lizards will have a bad day if they proposition that truck!
- jean__meslier 2y ago> typically escorted by three dark colored Chevrolet Suburbans Why the fetish for this particular vehicle, even when anonymity is at a premium?
- snypher 2y agoLargest American-made passenger vehicle that still fits in a regular lane width. You could use a short schoolbus or something, like a SWAT team, but they're less comfortable :)
- nostrademons 2y agoAlso more conspicuous. Suburbans are common enough that nobody would think twice about seeing 3 on the road in close proximity. Three short schoolbuses would be weird.
- namaria 2y agoThree black suburbans in a row are definitely very conspicuous.
- bastardoperator 2y agoEven bigger than my Yukon Denali XL by .5 inches despite having the identical frame.
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- sillywalk 2y agoMore info on the Transporter. They tested it using rockets fire another transport truck at it. https://www.twz.com/37156/new-nuke-transporting-tractor-trailer-tested-by-launching-another-semi-at-it-using-rockets https://www.twz.com/37156/new-nuke-transporting-tractor-trai... https://www.twz.com/14253/the-us-moves-nukes-in-booby-trapped-tractor-trailers-straight-out-of-an-action-movie https://www.twz.com/14253/the-us-moves-nukes-in-booby-trappe...