The LGM -118A Peacekeeper is one of many static displays that you can see up close in our 9 acre Heritage Park. It served as the Air Force’s most powerful, accurate and technologically advanced Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) deterrent. The Peacekeeper was lighter than previous ICBM’s and it could deliver a number of nuclear warheads on different targets at the same time. As a result of the START ll treaty, the United States deactivated all 50 LGM-128A’s between 2003 and 2005. Heritage

Peacekeeper (MX) ICBM Silo Emplacement - Vandenberg AFB, CA (Late 1980s)

In the midst of the Cold War, one man’s calm decision saved the world from potential nuclear disaster. Stanislav Petrov, a Soviet officer, received a warning of incoming U.S. missiles—but he chose not to launch a retaliatory strike, suspecting it was a false alarm. His refusal to follow protocol, guided by reason and humanity, prevented a global catastrophe. History remembers him as the soldier who said no and saved the world. #StanislavPetrov #UnsungHero #SavedTheWorld #ColdWarHistory #NuclearD