Did you know there are a total of six Titan 1 Missile Silos across the Eastern Plains of Colorado.
“The Titan 1 was originally one of the first strategic, intercontinental ballistic missiles developed by the United States. The 98-foot-long, two-stage missile was fueled by kerosene (RP-1 fuel) and liquid oxygen, and was designed to carry nuclear warheads.”
These former Cold War Nuclear Complexes are both private and publicly owned and are located at the “former Lowry Bombing and Gunnery Range (FLBGR) east of Aurora, north of the town of Deer Trail, and south of the Town of Elizabeth.
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/titan-1-missile-complexes
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