Cold War Rely: The United States put a missile mine for sale (photo)
"You are looking for an underground shelter for almost 200 feet underground? You may be interested in the Cold War's relic of the 1960s, which is for sale in the Central Kansas," the authors of the publication write. The mine is located on 9 acras (3. 6 ha) and surrounded by a prickly wire fence 2. 5 meters. At the entrance to the territory of the object an electric gate was installed. Visually, the mine can be seen on two metal structures and steel front doors with a diameter of 15 meters.
The depth of the mine reaches 55. 5 meters. "This space can be converted to an 18-storey underground living space or several premises. Each of the levels of the former 1 250 square feet (381 sq) control center (381 m) is freshly painted untreated space that can be built up or stayed in Loft style," - says in the announcement.
Viewers write that the US government in the 1950s and early 1960s built 12 objects for intercontinental ballistic miles near the territory where the Schilling Air Force base was then in southwest Salina. The construction of this mine began in 1959 and ended in 1960. In 1962, it was transferred to the US government, which ordered construction, and three years later in 1965 the object was decommissioned.
"Kansas was selected as a construction site because it was outside the area of reach of Soviet missiles, which are launched from submarines located off the US coast," the material said. It is also reported that the practice of selling missile mines is quite everyday. Other similar missile mines were sold to private owners, school districts and universities, the observers explained.