All Sections. About Us. B2B Publishing. Business Visionaries. Hot Property. Armed guards routinely inspect each site and respond immediately to any attempted unauthorized access. Visible from the surface is each silo's ton blast door, which looks like a well-guarded slab of concrete.
Stored below is the missile that, in a true launch situation, would emerge after the door was blasted off the silo opening by explosive charges.
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It goes beyond just the military aspect. Eaves reports that one-third of the regional economy is attributed to Malmstrom, with another third being made up of agriculture.
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