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From: smith@sctc.com (Rick Smith)
Subject: Re: govt. sites?
Message-ID: <1994Mar22.145453.19290@sctc.com>
Organization: SCTC
References: <dlipperCMsG40.Mwt@netcom.com> <2ma47e$9am@qualcomm.com> <rackuhnCMuF3L.I54@netcom.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 1994 14:54:53 GMT

The tunnels outside of Denver are probably the site of an old Titan I
missile complex. The sketchy info I could find described such a
complex as being built outside of Denver in 1960. It housed 200 people
when in operation.  Titans were phased out entirely by 1987, but the
earliest sites might have been shut down even sooner.

The Titan was a liquid fueled missile like the Atlas. Both were phased
out as the Minuteman solid rockets were deployed. The liquid rockets
were pretty unstable and couldn't really be left all fueled and ready
to fire like the solid rockets. Also it took time and a large team of
workers to get one fueled up and ready to fire.

I'm pretty sure the missile complex shown in the old cold war movie "A
Gathering of Eagles" was a Titan complex. The missile they show isn't
an Atlas and the layout isn't anything like the Minuteman system.

Rick.
smith@sctc.com    roseville, minnesota