At one time my dad was one of three people, and the only one in the Air Force allowed to fuel or de fuel a Titan II. The other two were civilians from the manufacturer. Even though my dad was enlisted, he had his own helicopter and pilot on call 24/7. Occasionally it would land in the field across the street in the middle of the night. If either of the hypergolic fuels went 1/2 of a PSI high or low in the missile, an alarm went off and my dad's team responded. My dad's job in the Air Force before this was as an airport fireman. The benefit of the Titan II was it was stored fueled and could launch faster than a missile that needed to be fueled.
I would very much like to see more missile complexes, like Atlas, Titan 2. Will be difficult enough I suppose, they all should have been completely destroyed but those that werent are typically privately owned and in restoration. It would be a holy grail to find a Minuteman complex that is abandoned and not destroyed! If that even exists... 🤩
there is a Titan 2 complex that was turned into a museum that you can actually visit, they have a channel on RU-vid with loads of videos explaning all of the engineering involved, it's pretty amazing.
This is fascinating. Living in America, there are not enough reminders of this very recent past. The generations today get looks into this via school history lessons but there's a lack of visibility into how morbid this really is. Thank you for trekking in there and sharing! Love it!
This place was so damn cool. I personally loved the post-apocalyptic rusty decay of the place and all of the flooded passageways which were still possible to access if you're brave enough. You knew you were visiting interesting places when the navigation became difficult and the graffiti stopped. I'd definitely watch more of these but I usually enjoy anything you guys put out.
Been down there many times while in high-school. Lived only about 5 miles away from it. Know it well. Used to bring friends down there all the time. Very creepy place to explore. Crazy to see a video of the very same places that we have explored down there so many years later.
Yes, I would like to see more locations like this. Even with the graffiti, it is a place unknown to ME, and therefore, interesting. If/when you make it back to the U.S., you may find some things worth checking out up here in Washington state. Tons of mines, train tunnels, coastal forts, silos, etc.
If the Moroccans who always hang around my area with a broken-down van looking for scrap metal found this place, it would be like winning the lottery for them. And for their children and grandchildren as well!
Pretty scarey to think that this was an active Silo with Nuclearwarheads,i will never understand why we Humans even build something like that,makes me sad to think about it😥
pretty experienced at urbex stuff and wondering where your entrance was, have a similar titan 1 complex near me in lincoln california and wondering where the main entrance would be for the workers to get in
When you come back to the states, there are a few Titan 2 Silos here in Arkansas that have been opened, videos are on RU-vid but might be a fun place to visit
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath since they were easy to remove I’m sure most of them got scrapped at the same time as the wire. Because if it’s not bolted down somebody will try and take it. Whatever covers were left I’m sure destructive explorers have thrown into the silo’s just to see how deep it was. It seems like something I probably would’ve done when I was a kid.
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Notice the grates weren't all that rusty, may have been stainless or some other alloy. At some point in time the grates themselves may have had enough scrap value to warrant removal.
terrifying to think there was once a potentially world ending missile inside of it at one time with abunch of people waiting to pull the trigger, the cold was was scary
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I will try to show the exterior at another place I will go in the future . It’s no fun getting shot at, so we went at night. (And I also didn’t see the exterior) it’s just flat. We wanted to drone it but it’s too far from the public road 😔 Thanks for watching!
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Thank you! Yes, I can imagine there are many risks involved, so even more thanks going all out and making these videos. keep it up! :D
@@nooth84 It is unfortunately. Next month I can end up in jail for 5 years. Did you see the episode 'most dangerous adventures'? That one include some cool explores and locations. A part II is coming up :)
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath I shall keep my fingers crossed that all goes well. En anders kom ik je hoogst persoonlijk uit de bak halen ;-). I did watch that! Also brilliant. Looking forward to part II
11:00 Why is the metal on the right on the shaft looking fresh and new while the rest of the metal in the place is ragged AF? And what was in here? A car on rails yes but what was being supported by these brackets?
The “rails” supported corrugated steel flooring, which was salvaged in the early 70’s. The round steel tunnel had a concrete subfloor, which is what they’re waking on
You guys should have called me. I would have loved to join you. I love 10 miles away from this site. If you ever need another pair of hands to film or help out. Let me know!
I've seen this complex explored by other urban explorers here on YT but none of them had a graphic showing how the complex was laid out. You also included a lot of commentary and info about the history of these sites so I'm very happy to have watched this. I noticed that a couple of times, it looked like the tunnels were beginning to sag under the weight of the ground above... Was that just a distortion from your camera lens or where the tunnels starting to give way as they no longer appeared to be round? Thanks for this great journey.
Thanks again Matt🤩 I did not have the feeling these tunnels were collapsing. It’s a pretty decent build structure. And yes, I do hate the fact this one is overrun and tagged up, but since it was our only chance to see a Titan I silo. We went for one which we were sure to get into. Others I didn’t know anything about and you have to wak for miles to get there. I’ll probably go back and visit one in a better shape😁
I have to agree. I've watched a TON of videos on these titan 1 complexes for research on a project I'm developing and this is by far the clearest and highest quality video of this site I've seen even if some of the dates and dimensions were off just a little. This even blows away the Nuclearbunkerliving videos Nic did on this site just 3-4 weeks ago. (episodes 43,44,47) Matt, yes the tunnels are somewhat distorted in this complex with the antenna tunnel (the long one on the right side of the graphic) being the worst of the bunch. This particular site has had settling and water issues since it was built. I'm afraid it would take quite a bit of work to restore the tunnel structures but perhaps someday someone will put in the effort to make these structures useful in some way again.
These were build to withstand bombings. They are structurally sound & won't be going anywhere.. unless you get some idiot looters in there with a demolition saw, explosives & an air powered jackhammer. The flooded areas with metal entry devices (staircases, ladders, doors, hatches, etc.) will rust & erode before the concrete ceilings fail. And many of it is aluminum which is pretty much impervious to the elements. People who explore and tag these places are complete literal idiots. Especially when it's not directions, just random stupid sh*t. Arrows & directions is understandable. Stupid street tags is retarded. Especially when it looks like crap, which 85% of the time it does!!
For a 3 year service life and not re purposed. Is is a catastrophic waste of money. A costing analysis of any nations defence budget would make the tax payers weep.
Well done with the site map. There are very few decent Titan 1 video. Most are done by obnoxious and ignorant thrill seekers. I went under ground in one for the first time about a month ago to document my father being killed during construction. He was one of four men crushed by a 116 ton reenforced concrete silo door free falling. It is Episode 42, "A Casualty of the Cold War" on the RU-vid site "Nuclear Bunker Living". It was national news as the site was to be the first hardened ICBM pointed at the USSR at the height of the Cold War. My mother received a telegram of condolence from the Secretary of Labor and Kennedy knew about it. There was intense pressure to get the site operational.
@@thetruth7633 It is true that the accident was gruesome but we didn't talk about the rest of the story. My brothers, sister and myself have all lived full and very productive lives and have raised stable and squared away children. There is no doubt my father would be proud of all of us. He wouldn't have wanted it any other way.
@@johnross6314 This is all about honoring my father. He truly was a casualty of the Cold War. I have researched and written a lot about the Titan and there is are international, national, local, family and personal stories that the accident happened to be the event that brought them to light.
that was badass. I'm glad you enjoyed exploring Colorado, I live here and seeing these places from your perspective makes me extra happy. Stay safe, and definitely come back out!
These kinds of explores, regardless of country, are always very interesting. I appreciate the details, history and in this one, the drawing that you provide as well. Quality content that keeps me coming back for more.
Had a friends father who told me about exploring these silos as a kid, and it was always in the back of my mind as one of the ultimate places to see. Was very excited to hear you got a chance to stop here, alongside all your other amazing videos in CO. Thanks for the visit!
Totally reminds me of Half-Life the game and makes me realize where the games got it's location inspiration. I'm looking forward to more of this content! thanks guys!.
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath YOU ASKED if we wanted to see more missile silos? So I suggested planning to explore some other deserted sites and missile complexes. It wasn't ia negative comment
Me and my friends explored a few of these in the late 80s. I was able to match up some of the graffiti on the blast door on the main elevator shaft with pictures I have. Your tour was just as I remember Just with more rust and less paint. Just curious did you gain access through the hatch by the main elevator? The escape hatched at the junction between the silo was closed up shortly before we started exploring because someone fell down it. We explored another that had ground water flooding the bottom 20 feet of the elevator shaft. We did gain access to one that had very little flooding and graffiti. We got access to 3 sites all before internet. This was a great stroll down memory lane.
Hello guys, seeing how I've lived in Colorado my whole life, I'm quite familiar with the history that you have described. In the city that I live in we are 7 miles from a decommissioned Titan missile silo. Also, we have an area called the Pawnee national grasslands. There are currently 6 active ICBM silos located there. So our state is an integral part of national defense. Keep up the great videos.
Just stumbled upon your channel, thank you so much for explaining what each part is for! This makes it 1000% more interesting than just watching someone walking through abandoned tunnels.
Me and my friend went to the location of this place but we could never find the entrance. We might have went to the other three missle silo. If anyone can give the coordinates that'll be awesome!
did you ever go to the other sites? I know this is an old comment. I can send the cordinates to the one in this video tho. We went to 724-C but had to turn around tonight because of a barking gaurd dog
Titan I complex is one of my favorite. I'm amazed by how much underground spaces it has. Unfortunately later models (Titan II, Minuteman) complex are usually in much worse condition, with the silo itself gets demolished due to treaty.
Liquid fueled? I didn't know that. I believe the more modern land-based Minuteman missiles, and all the submarine launched missiles, used solid-fueled rocket engines. They must have seemed almost maintenance free compared with this generation. I was surprised at how damaged they seemed.
Yes, the Atlas series ICBMs and the Titan I used RP-1 (highly refined kerosene) and liquid oxygen, the Titan II used nitrogen tetroxide as a oxidizer and unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine as it's fuel. unlike the Atlas and Titan I ICBMs, the Titan's II fuel could be loaded into and stored indefinitely on the missile as long as they kept the temperature at 60 degrees (whereas Atlas and Titan I had the LOX cryogenic component to its fuel) also Titan II was hypergolic, when the fuel and the oxidizer met, it violently exploded on contact and the missile was outta there. It certainly was not without it's down dangers, besides the hypergolic components of the Titan II fuel, it was nasty toxic and the fuel handlers wore special suits to deal with it. hope this helps.
These facilities should have the warning ENTER AT OWN RISK posted at the entrance and be left open to the public. We paid for them... I want one of those robotic dogs too. lol
Thanks for exploring the silo. Hope you can make it back to the states. We have a lot of thermal power stations that have closed, hopefully some are worth exploring soon
this is beyond cool Bob!!!! definitely interested. when you come back to USA, try to find some more missile silos, Atlas, Titan 1/2, even Minuteman! cheers
This was awesome to see. Those tunnels gave me Stargate SG-1 vibes too. Speaking of which, if you could sneak into Cheyenne Mountain, for a bit of "Urbex" I think we'd all appreciate the video(s) lol
A few thousand years from now, one or two kids will walk down the hallways of the CIA building and it will be just like this. Everything is long since dead because of nuclear war and Washington DC will be nothing but a bunch of old, vacant, rusting, water filled, cavernous hallways and weird rooms. Mankind will be reduced to a few thousand tribes of humans who were hearty enough to live. "Survival of the fittest". Some younger generations will start to fan out to explore and expand mankind. They will find these weird buildings and places where mankind tried to make a stand against each other.
The fascinating part is that while these missile complexes seem to be well protected underground, they actually had no significant protection against a nuclear strike. They offer protection against a nearby hit happing several miles away, purely based on the hope that a soviet strike would most likely not be a precise direct hit in at least a majority of attacks. While this may have been true because of technological limitations of the 1960's , it was surely still not a truly comforting thought for the base personnel stationed there. A direct hit ground burst, even in the kiloton range would have smashed the installation underneath like a hammer does a nutshell. Tiny glimmer of hope : The only parts of the complex which could precisely be pin-pointed by enemy reconnaissance were the missile silos themselves with their huge silo doors and above round support structures. I believe the soviets would have tried to nuke those silos directly as it was more success promising than trying to take out the command center.
I'm not so worried about russia's nuke capability now, Looking at the size and cost of these sorts of places along with the ever increasing yearly maintenance costs, I doubt most there stuff still works at all.
If you do go back to America you should try and contact the RU-vid channel Ehren's World she has a intact titian missile silo and could make a good explore
