Tucson
In the Tucson area, bomb shelters like this one are not exactly rare. Back then, people did not think it was an overreaction to have one built. Anyone who did so would even be applauded for taking care of the family. Before you judge them, you should know that the nuclear war threat had been very real.
Tucson
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Missile Town
They kept 18 ballistic missiles in Tucson. These things were capable of crossing the whole continents and measure 110 feet by 10 feet. They could be launched in only 58 seconds and then destroy 900 square miles in one go. Each missile came equipped with a 9-megaton nuclear warhead. It was a secret project back then, but there are still some theories that some missiles had been left behind.
Missile Town
