LGM-25C Titan II ballistic missile.

The Titan II weapon system.  Largest and most powerful ballistic missile.  Deployed at three Strategic Air Command locations -- Arizona, Kansas, Arkansas.  Hardened underground launch sites.  1978 marks 15th anniversary of Titan II operation readiness.   Titan II is 103 feet tall,  10 foot diameter, and  150 tons.  Launched from silo in less than one minute.  Titan II payload reached halfway around the world.  Titan II developed by Air Force and contractors.  Space Technology Laboratories.  Martin Marietta.  Aerojet.  AC Electronics.  General Electric.  Launch facility designed by Parsons.  Conceived in 1960.  Final squadron in 1963.  Titan missile and facilities upgraded.  Titan II occasionally launched from Vandenburg.  Titan II is a major deterrent force.  Waiting quietly underground.

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This video was shot in March 2013 at the Titan Missile Museum outside of Tucson, Arizona.  According to the museum's website, the complex is "all that remains of the 54 Titan II missile sites that were on alert across the United States from 1963 to 1987."

ABOUT THE VIDEO

The first 2 minutes show close-up steps involved in launching the missle.

After that, I've included video from the rest of the one-hour tour, starting at the huge blast doors and taking you through the Launch Control Center.  

I encourage anyone traveling to Tucson, or Arizona in general, to stop by this U.S. Historic Landmark.  The tour is certainly worth the price of admission.  Visit their website at: http://www.titanmissilemuseum.org.

MORE ABOUT THE MISSILE SHOWN IN THE VIDEO

The Titan II was capable of launching from its…