missile silos
Underground launch facilities
Missile silos are underground facilities designed to house and launch ballistic missiles, typically nuclear-armed intercontinental missiles.
The reinforced concrete structures protect missiles from attack while keeping them ready for rapid deployment.
During the Cold War, the United States and Soviet Union built extensive networks of silos across remote landscapes: Satellite imagery revealed new missile silos under construction.
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