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02-MAY-2008

BF5T9819.jpg

The 220 ton heavy cap to the silo could be slided with the means of a very powerful motor and gearbox. It took some five minutes to slide the cap. To me, this seems like a vulnerable point - destroying this mechanism or by other means obstructing it, the missile could not be launched. Given the weight, just a small crack in the concrete or jam to the mechanism would be enough...

This particular site is unique in the means that there is still metal left. Other installations I've seen are completely stripped. Even rebars and individual bolts have been removed by looters selling the scrap

Canon EOS 1Ds
1/1600s f/3.5 at 170.0mm iso200 hide exif
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Date/Time02-May-2008 14:07:25
MakeCanon
ModelEOS-1Ds
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length170 mm
Exposure Time1/1600 sec
Aperturef/3.5
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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ewa toll10-May-2008 19:50
oroande!