Pat, Bob, Bob & I looking at the 2nd hole we drove to see on Saturday.
The hole is below that beige concrete wall in front of us.
Looking down over the concrete ledge...and there it is...
The Titan II Nuclear Missile.
This missile is obviously no longer active but between the years of 1963 and 1982 it was on duty to be released IF necessary. Thankfully it was never launched & neither were the other nuclear missiles that were in locations around Tucson (18 missiles), Kansas City (18 missiles) & Little Rock (18 missiles).
The tour was full of information that was so interesting & impressive. Heading down the stairs to view the control room.
With my finger ready...in case I need to push "The Button". :-/
A 4 person crew rotated every 24 hours to oversee the missile & were fully trained for that dreaded call to launch it. Not a job for me.
A view of the Titan II from below ground. Wow!
We left the 2nd hole behind & traveled on. Stopped along the road to get a look at the numerous Pecan Groves.
We picked a few pecans to try but were quickly yelled at to "DROP those pecans!" Oops, we just wanted to taste them. :-)
We had another stop in Tubac, Arizona. It's a charming town with streets full of creative art studios and cute restaurants. Saturday night was spent in Benson, AZ with plans to visit hole #3 on Sunday.
So glad this missile never had to be used...very interesting and we didn't know there were that many missiles in place...drop those pecans!!!
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