Minuteman Missile National Historic Site: Protecting a Legacy of
the Cold War-- By studying Minuteman Missile National Historic
Site: Protecting a Legacy of the Cold War students learn about
the Cold War and the vital part played by the weapons system
during the conflict. The following is a list of websites where
students will find excellent research materials and information
related to the Cold War and Minuteman Missiles: Minuteman
Missile National Historic Site Minuteman Missile National
Historic Site is a unit of the National Park Service. The park's
website has several historic studies online that place the
Minuteman weapons system in its proper historic context.
USSTRATCOM (formerly Strategic Air Command) Visit the USSTRATCOM
website for more information on this command in charge of our
defensive missile system. On June 1, 1992, with the Berlin Wall
down and the Soviet Union nonexistent, the Air Force stood down
Strategic Air Command, where it took its place in the history
books of the Cold War. That sam