In fact, it used to be one of 12 Atlas-F Intercontinental Missile sites in the area. They were completed during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, only to be de-commissioned just three years later.

Russia continues to use intimidation tactics. On the night of May 19, Russian forces plan to carry out a "training and combat" launch of an RS-24 intercontinental ballistic missile from the Yars ...