U.S. Deactivates Peacekeeper Missile

The United States officially deactivated its Peacekeeper nuclear missile yesterday at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, Aug. 17).

The base housed the last 50 Peacekeepers, also known as MX missiles, deployed in the United States. Washington began removing the 71-foot-tall weapons from its ICBM arsenal in 2002, AP reported.

The missiles were retired at yesterday’s ceremony.

“The Cold War was won, and the Peacekeeper helped win it,” said Ronald Sega, undersecretary of the Air Force (Associated Press/Yahoo!News, Sept. 19).

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