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The Missileers
Go down into the silo with the "missileers." Their hands are on the nuclear keys, and they practice the end of the world over and over. (Repeat)
By Bob Carlson • • 29m ListenGo down into the silo with the "missileers." Their hands are on the nuclear keys, and they practice the end of the world over and over. (Repeat)
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2 storiesInto the bunker
We don't really think about them that much anymore, but they're out there. Men and women sitting in underground bunkers, ready to launch nuclear missiles and "mutually assured destruction." Little is known about the missileers, most of our images of life in the bunker comes from movies like War Games.
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In the second half of the program, Ronald Gray and Greg Devlin talk about their jobs as maintenance workers on the temperamental Titan II missiles of the 60's through 80's. They risked their lives simply by working around the volatile rocket fuel, it could kill you with one breath.
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