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Titan II

A History of a Cold War Missile

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A comprehensive study of the missile system that formed a critical component of the United States' nuclear arsenal.

The Titan II ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) program was developed by the United States military to bolster the size, strength, and speed of the nation's strategic weapons arsenal in the 1950s and 1960s. Each missile carried a single warhead - the largest in U.S. inventory - used liquid fuel propellants, and was stored and launched from hardened underground silos. The missiles were deployed at basing facilities in Arkansas, Arizona, and Kansas and remained in active service for over 20 years. Since military deactivation in the early 1980s, the Titan II has served as a reliable satellite launch vehicle.

Titan II will be welcomed by professionals and laymen, and by the many civilian and Air Force personnel who were involved in the program - a deterrent weapons system that proved to be successful in defending America from nuclear attack.

©2000 Department of Arkansas Heritage (P)2014 Redwood Audiobooks 20th Century Aeronautics & Astronautics Americas Astronomy & Space Science Freedom & Security Military Military Science Modern Politics & Government Science United States Weapons & Warfare Air Force National Security War

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"The author breaks new ground on the history of the Titan II weapon system... [A] masterpiece of scholarly research." (Rick W. Sturdevant Staff Historian, USAF)
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Personally I enjoyed all the detail the names of many of those involved with their positions a look behind the curtain I found it very interesting.

Great narration, interesting time.

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