Ramping Up The Nukes: Wyoming To House 100s Of New-Generation Intercontinental Nuclear Missiles

Cowboy State Daily

By Renée Jean, Business and Tourism Reporter

Published on March 25, 2023

A new generation of nuclear missiles are coming soon to replace the Minutemen III nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles, some of which are located in Wyoming.

The old Minutemen are the land-based leg of the nation’s retaliatory defense system. The other two legs, which together are intended to deter other countries from attacking us with their long-range missiles, include heavy bombers and ballistic missile submarines.

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