Archived Missile Maps: Colorado's Nuclear Missile Silos

This editorial describes an archived page that once appeared at coloradopeace.org under the heading "Colorado's Nuclear Missile Silos - Maps Colorado's Nuclear Missile Silos." The information below is presented as historical record only. It does not describe any present website, service, publication, or organization.

What the Archived Page Contained

The page carried a date of July 26, 2003, and a separate publication line dated 7-17-2003. It was organized around three states, with Colorado as the focus, and included a section headed "Details & Directions." It also offered a link labeled "Adopt-a-Silo."

For readers who wished to visit nearby silo sites or go directly to a rally at Stoneham, the page pointed to a section titled "Maps and Aerial Photos of Closest Sites." It provided two image options: one to view an image alone and another for a larger image file.

Source of the Maps

The page stated that its maps were adapted from Nuclear Heartland, described there as a guide to the 1,000 missile silos of the United States, published as a Nukewatch book. The page credited the 1988 copyright to The Progressive Foundation, Inc., of Madison, Wisconsin, and listed an ISBN. It also referred readers to a Nukewatch resources address.

Naming Conventions

A note attributed to the Nuclear Heartland editor explained that launch control centers and missile silos were identified in two ways: by official Air Force designation and by informal nicknames. The initial letter and number, such as A1, C3, or N11, were given as the official names. The informal names were said to have come mostly from volunteers in the Nukewatch missile silo mapping project of 1985-1987.

Attribution on the Page

The page named Colorado Communities for Justice and Peace and gave the address www.ColoradoPeace.org. These details are recorded here only as they appeared in the archived material. No current availability, ownership, contact information, schedule, price, or endorsement is implied.

Archived pages reflect the wording and links of their time and should not be read as statements about the present.