MINOT, N.D. (AP) — The number of Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles in northern North Dakota will shrink from 150 to 133 by next February under a nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia.
BERTHOLD, N.D. (AP) — The men and women who operate the nation's Minuteman 3 nuclear force are known as missileers. From a command post 60 feet below ground, they await the order they hope never arrives: to launch the world's most powerful weapon.