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This Is A Comprehensive And Unique History Of The Minuteman Icbm Program And Related Cold War Issues, Focusing On Missile Silos In South Dakota. The History Of The Cold War, Focusing On The 1950s And 1960s, Describes How Nuclear Systems Developed, And The Political Climate And Foreign Policy Decisions Of Presidents Eisenhower And Kennedy - And How These Factors Affected Development Of Strategic Missiles And Nuclear Armament Systems. Chapter 2 Provides A Background On Icbm Program Beginnings And Liquid-fuel Icbms, Placing The Development Of Solid-fuel Icbms Into Context. Chapter 3 Discusses Development And Capabilities Of Both The Minuteman I And Minuteman Ii Missile Systems And Provides An Overview Of The Development Of Minuteman Iii And The Future Generation Of Missile Development. Section Ii -life On The South Dakota Plains: Before, During, And After Minuteman Presents The History Of The Minuteman Missile In South Dakota. Chapter 1 Provides A Brief Overview Of The Prehistory And History Of The Region Discussing Native American History, Land Speculation And Settlement, And Continued Agricultural Uses. This Background Describes The Landscape And Environment Prior To The Establishment Of 150 Minuteman I And Ii Lfs And Fifteen Lcfs Throughout The State. Chapters 2 To 5 Deals With The Development, Construction, And Activities Of The Missile Sites In South Dakota From The 1960s Through The 1980s When The Sites Were Still Active, With An Emphasis On Lcf Delta-01 And Lf Delta-09. A History Of The Air Force Highlighting The Strategic Air Command And Ellsworth Air Force Base In Chapter 2 Provides The Background For A Discussion Of The 44th Strategic Missile Wing, Which Commanded The Minuteman Sites In South Dakota. Chapter 3 Provides The History Of The Location, Land Purchase, And Construction Of The Minuteman Sites In South Dakota. Section Ii Continues With A Discussion Of The Day-to-day Activities Of The Personnel Assigned To The Missile Sites, Including The Training, Rol