Cold War Kansas /

Brinksmanship in the Sunflower State. Kansas played an outsized role in the Cold War, when civilization's survival hung in the balance. Forbes Air Force Base operated nine Atlas E intercontinental ballistic missile launch sites. Schilling Air Force Base was the hub for twelve Atlas F ICBMs. McC...

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Main Author: Brewer, Landry (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charleston, S.C. : History Press, 2020.
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