You Can Own This Former ICBM Silo in the Arizona Desert

Popular Mechanics ^ | November 15, 2019 | Kyle Mizokami

[C19fan]

If you’re looking for someplace different to live, and by that we mean really, really different, there’s really nothing quite like a former underground nuclear missile silo in the middle of the Arizona desert. A former Titan II missile complex, the complex is a fixer upper and ready to become one of the few homes that once stood ready to pummel America’s enemies with the destructive force of 9,000,000 tons of TNT.

[M Kehoe]

Chico CA bump.

5.56mm

[wally_bert]

I could probably cover 18K but I’d be on noodles and water for many moons.

At least I’d be on a very steady no frills diet.

[sasafras]

Hey AZ44mag do you want to ad anything to this post. :)

[ProtectOurFreedom]

The WD-40 Company will be happy to fulfill your order for 100,000 gallons.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

...a gigantic erection mechanism!

I used to have one of those. Unfortunately, it's performance has degraded throughout the years.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Do we get a working 9MT warhead and Titan II missile??

A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed

So I don't see any reason you shouldn't get those arms.

[dragnet2]

I got it. Bed and Breakfast in a missile silo. Europeans would love it. Serve omelets shaped like missiles, mushroom cloud shaped croissants and in the rooms put up colorful photographs of nuclear detonations!

[Buckeye McFrog]

New HGTV series: Love It or Launch It?

[NativeSon]

Toss a stargate in and you got yourself a deal.

[Spirochete]

What does the expression “Aim small, miss small’’ mean?

Aiming at small targets (a button on a British soldier's coat) increases hit probability.

[\/\/ayne]

It could be sandblasted in a few days.

If one had a few million it would be interesting to do that, paint it, renovate and add some floors to the silo... then build a really fortified house on top!

[BlueLancer]

I got it. Bed and Breakfast in a missile silo. Europeans would love it. Serve omelets shaped like missiles, mushroom cloud shaped croissants and in the rooms put up colorful photographs of nuclear detonations!

With round-the-clock showings of "Dr. Strangelove" and "Fail Safe" on the TV ...

[dfwgator]

With round-the-clock showings of "Dr. Strangelove" and "Fail Safe" on the TV ...

Followed by "The Day After" and "Threads".

[dragnet2]

And we could do a countdown over loud speakers for breakfast call...

[Boogieman]

Or use it for a reality tv show. Lock 12 people in the bunker with only dry and canned food, and a deck of cards, some board games and a few old VHS tapes for entertainment.

See how long they can last during the “nuclear holocaust” before they start trying to kill each other.

[BlueLancer]

I got it. Bed and Breakfast in a missile silo. Europeans would love it. Serve omelets shaped like missiles, mushroom cloud shaped croissants and in the rooms put up colorful photographs of nuclear detonations!

Scrub out the actual missile silo really well, put in some salt water, lights, and tropical fish, and offer scuba diving lessons ... one helluva deep backyard pool!

[TonyM]

My USAF career was as a Command & Control Specialist and about 14 years of which was as an Emergency Actions Controller (nuclear weapons control) at various locations, all hardened locations with no windows and one assignment three stories underground. I did not mind being underground at all and if I were a younger man I would love to buy one of the old silos and make a home out of it.

[Carriage Hill]

Some throw pillows and cut flowers will fix it right up.

[Celtic Conservative]

Has anybody emailed Ian McCollum (forgotten weapons) about this property?

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