The Nation - News from Nov. 8, 1985
The Air Force said it has expanded to 51 its list of possible bases for the Midgetman ballistic missile by adding five sites in North and South Dakota, Missouri and Montana. Maj. Rick Oborn said the sites were added because the Air Force wants to study the feasibility of “stationing the mobile system on existing Minuteman complexes.” The Midgetman would be a small, single-warhead missile that could be transported and fired from large, truck-like vehicles.
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