Russian Officials Tour Wyoming Air Force Base

Russian military officials and nuclear experts Friday visited the F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming, as part of a joint U.S.-Russian effort to secure their nuclear sites against terrorism (see GSN, Feb. 24).

The tour of the facility, which oversees 150 Minuteman 3 ICBMs in three states, was part of an agreement signed Feb. 24 by U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin to increase cooperation on nuclear security, said Maj. Gen. Frank Klotz, commander of the 20th Air Force. 

The Russian delegation viewed U.S. methods for protecting the missile sites from terrorists, the Associated Press reported.

“The U.S. and Russia have pledged to share ‘best practices’ with the goal of enhancing the security of nuclear facilities in both countries and around the world,” Klotz said in a statement Saturday.

“Security must be constantly reviewed and improved to stay ahead of evolving terrorist threats and tactics, and to take full advantage of the latest developments in security technology,” Klotz said (Associated Press/Billings Gazette, April 9).

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