Nice to see 60 Minutes taking advantage of the Chinese balloon situation

No need for flashy aircraft. These heroes below the surface deserve credit. Thank you,

My grandfather Died in 1964 (nov, 22) Nebraska City. He manned ICBM's as a Captain in the Airforce. He was 32 y/o with 6 children at home. He was a veteran of the conflict in Korea in the Army, and based on the little bit I know, he was a true war hero. He loved this country, but he also tried to save his own life, before the crash that killed him, he knew flying into those bases in small STOL aircraft was highly dangerous and unnecessary. I read for myself a hand typed letter he wrote to his command about alternatives. But he was so patriotic he followed the orders that eventually killed him. I have always wondered why the AFB in Lincoln, NE was closed after only 6 years in operation. My grandmother never remarried, and couldn't talk much about my grandfather, all she ever told us was he was tattooed in Korea, and when he tried to go back into the Airforce he used acid to melt the tattoos off his arms.

These "kids" are the cream of the crop of our military, and it's super cool that 60 Minutes highlighted them, although it would be cool to see where they are 10 years later (now, in 2024 vs when it was first aired in 2014).

It's crazy how much energy we are putting into fighting each other 🤯

I SEE WHY THOSE CHINESE BALLOONS ARE WONDERING 😅

22:55 fast roping down a nuclear silo like that sounds operator as heck. Super cool footage!

It’s been almost 10 years since this report, would be great to follow up not only if the US can defend the satellite but also how good Chinese has gotten since then.

The lockpickinglawyer must have enjoyed seeing those 2 locks securing the fate of humanity

Seeing that rural farmland in close proximity to those silos makes those scenes from the “Day After” look way too realistic

Respect to these people

Productivity never happens by chance; it is always the result of careful preparation, dedication, and consistency. I thank God for my advisor, Yuval Eric Brokman; with his assistance, I am now financially solid, earning between $10,000 and $25,000 every week.

"That's reassuring"....that the only guy who can authorize a launch can't keep from crapping his pants and literally has a staff member solely to bring him ice cream on demand?!

And this was 8 years ago, imagine their capabilities today. Thank you to all the men and women who keep us safe watching over the heartland.

This was absolutely amazing, and I was a Security Police Officer stationed at a missile base in MT. For most in my career field, Missile duty was almost guaranteed to be an Airman's first assignment as we had little choice and they needed younger airmen to man the positions. In the Air force, missile duty is known to be the worst duty, at the worst bases, in the worst conditions. Most airmen are "promised" better bases and duty.....AFTER you do your time at a missile base and that was generally true. If missile security went down, us Cops would either have to helicopter out, or drive out in a camper and stay for days if not WEEKS until they fix the problem. We just sat in the truck, looking out over the tree-less horizon. This was back when we didn't have cell phones so you can imagine the boredom. Then after all that, you go back to a very boring base with few amenities and wait for the call to go back to the missile field. I can def understand the current morale problem but I would think the bases have to be better than what I had to go to back in the day.

Good update. Tnx Nate for your efforts

The sound of the clock ticking for *60 Minutes* brings me back to any time I want to imagine, as it’s been consistent all my life 😂

Fear is the most powerful weapon

It's kind of amazing that our modern day nuclear equipment looks just like it did in the '80s movie "War Games".

I wonder how much have things changed since 2014 when this program was first aired.

Great episode. Fascinating stuff from beginning to end.

I respect their team work. Without team work it cannot be successful.

Wow! She asked all the tough questions lol. I def respect her journalism. 💯💙

Whenever morale is brought up to a service member, and they smirk or laugh, that means its bad.

So sad humans need all these weapons to be “safe.” Humanity is insane.

They way she says something like do you think it’s pointless to have such a large company of missile guard like we do because we will probably never use these missles is outrageous to say. They are least used but also most importantat the same time

Always good content on this Chanel that I enjoy keep it up msn one of the best channels here on UKposts

I was stationed there for 3 years in the early 2000s as a civil structural engineer. For the enlisted they would set you up on the test and you could take it as many times as you needed to pass. This was going on when I was there. We never passed inspections and nothing ever happened. These missile bases are known as burner based. The troops get burnt out having nothing but there duty. You are in the middle of no where. They have the highest discharge rates in the armed services. Also on the enlisted side you can get stuck at one of these bases as a missiler for 5-10years because it’s hard to fully train a replacement before they get out and don’t re-up. It’s one of the worst long term assignments in the AF.

Thank you to all of our military soldiers we appreciate your service and sacrifice

Thank you for your service.

How comforting!

Perfect timing

thankyou 60 minutes and team, behind the scenes working around the clock, very interesting program

pause at 12:50 when you cheated on your exams and now you're on national television:

Thank God we still have those. I hope the men and women occupying those silos will defend us at all costs

My father was an executive engineer for Boeing ,Space Division and worked on a the Global Positioning Satellite System as his final project foe Boeing! I learned more about the GOS development from this video than I ever did from my father. Loose lips sink ships!

It's not cheating on test, it's exercising perfection.

Good job. Thank you so much 👍

Thanks for sharing 👍

I remember when 60 minutes was a legit news program. But I'm over 50.

It also means you do a lot of studying. I feel confident in this man. #Respect Awesome incredible attitude. Thank You Sir.

I love how this video shows up in the midst of all the crazy going on in the world.

Great stuff!

The jets together were certainly our bombers heading home or across the drink, unfortunately we are at war. Can't tell which direction they were flying from video. As for the bird, as a kid in East Texas I used to watch the thunderstorms build and when you were on the West side looking to the storms in the East you would see groups of large birds circling really high up in the updraft on the backside of the storm, and they were massive enough to see from 20 miles. Later in life in Texas I would look for the same birds I saw 40yrs prior but never saw them again. It would be nice to know whatever they were they are still around?

China should of just watched this video instead of sending balloons

Thank you for sharing this videoclip, "60 Minutes."

She always asks the best questions 💪

Even more scary than these weapons, is knowing who is in charge of launching them at this moment in time.

Was a maintainer in SAC in the 80"s. Awedome job, great Officers, NCO's and airmen. Everyone was held to the highest of standards

Great job telling the enemy what we have and don't have.

Stop competing against each other and start loving each other and you can reduce and eliminate deadly conflict

Lmao, love how detailed this is 60 minutes… might as well tell everyone the launch codes too.

Her face when she was told she launched 50😂😂😂😂

My best friend Frank Gallo was in the Air Force. He unfortunately took his life in 1994 while serving at Minot Air Force base. 😔

This lady lmao "You're using old computers! This is outrageous!" Obviously doesn't understand the internet / computers

4:24 "KLR appears instantly and smacks open both combo locks with eachother or with his trusty speed square or whatever he chooses for a lock defeat tool."😂

Many people have assumed that the location of the silos and launch centers is hidden. That's not true. They have long been clearly visible in earth observation satellite images, available to the public. Additionally, the exact locations were revealed in a book published in 1988.

I've been viewing "60 Minutes" content for close to five decades. I'm impressed with both these lead reporters and their respective production crews - these two pieces were excellent; the reporting was stellar. Nice to see "60 Minutes" still showing they're tops in the "TV" investigative field that they invented.

Just don't drop your wrench while pulling maintenance. 😆

very interesting piece for adversaries

Very interesting piece. "TWO! TWO!" For those who don't know this mindset I pretty well engrained throughout the whole military. With very few exceptions the smallest operation capable unit is two. I learned it in Army Infantry school, then it was emphasized later in the Airborne. Our phrase was "Two is one, one is none."

Interesting that 2020 replays this episode during China Ballon event.

This is from a decade ago. Would be great to have an update. Has that door been fixed yet, for God's sake?! Have we figured out how to replace a frayed phone cord?

I'd rather our nuclear missiles were controlled by huge, ancient floppy disks and wire-plated memory than by a MacBook pro or someone's Android.

Really amazing to think that just a few hundred years ago we didn’t even have electricity, and now man has created amazing technology.

I’d like to see other countries record and publish videos like this.

So funny. That we show this. Makes me proud because I know that’s our old stuff

I knew about the massive springs underneath, but does the entire control center really hang from the top on massive chains?

My great grandfather designed and managed the crews who built every single missile silo from Colorado to south Dakota...its a pretty damned cool to have a direct tie to one of the most nostalgic thing in america

Kudos to the Armed Forces. It’s admirable to be in service to the American ideal. Much respect to those maintaining integrity above all. 😎🍷🇺🇸

As for the HIGH GROUND of Space, we practiced and learned that nuclear weapons detonated in space wiped out the electronics of satellites but also BLINDED our radars to track our missiles, satellites, and warheads as well as the enemies ! So Nukes In Space were NOT a good option for defense. We learned to HARDEN the electronics for survivability of space environment and warfare but it wasn't enough ! For every move, there is a counter-move,... every defense, a counter defense ! The game is endless and as long as we create enemies, the game shall continue !

Watching the missileer officers gives me an incredible sense of pride and confidence in the future of America. Thank you for your service.

This should make every us citizen LOVE THIS COUNTRY FOREVER AND I THANK ALL MILITARY BRANCHES FOR SURE!!!

Thanks to our service men and women for keeping our county safe !

It is so nice that we the public know where all of the Missiles are located in the Lower 48 And I'm sure are Enemies are pleased as well

It’s for cool things 😎🔥👍 The level of confidence 😅

Soooo, the balloon went right over this area...

So Canada didn't notice? Nobody in Alaska? WoW

WE'RE 60 MINUTES, LETS TELL OUR ENEMIES EVERYTHING."

The response is amazingly fast to transfer

I can confirm they're heavily guarded, I live In ND, my old job had me driving around a lot, I pulled over to take a call and not much after 5 minutes of me being there on the phone did a military vehicle pull up behind me and came up to me with assault rifles asking what I was doing.

I absolutely love 60 Minutes, such awesome free content for a more informed mind!

The sad part is that the enemy knows where they're are - or do they??

Random board member... "Hey guys I have a idea let's make a report on our military capabilities and weaknesses and post it on UKposts for the world to see and our enemies." Other board members "we agree, make the story, we'll make money and get views." 20 years later we are all signing Chinese songs and Russian military chants lmao.

I'd like to see an update on the satellite part now that we have Space Force and other technologies like starlink.

Thank you so so so much for releasing this interesting video on UKposts which is something most people on earth will never and ever learn from school in their entire life. I am from a developing country that sometimes my family had a hard time making ends meet but that such a great privilege​ I could learn that. Thank you so much 60 minutes and the whole team.

12 anti-satellite test launches were carried out between 26 May 1958 and 13 October 1959 by US.

I very much doubt these are the only ICBM silos. For sure there are silos in Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Alaska at the very least, as not having them would be giving away a huge strategic advantage.

I admire these warriors protecting us from evil

The missle fields piece was very interesting, very thourough. Around the 19:00 mark really hit home for me - being active duty Navy for 18 yrs, the disconnect of "Top Brass" and the the ones "in the trenches" is so accurate. I couldn't tell you how many times I've heard things are working perfect and nothing is wrong, compared to what is actually the case - old, falling apart equipment; outdated tech, poor business practices and low morale. It's not ALL doom and gloom, but updating our homeland and abroad defenses (across all branches) should be a top priority. I think the biggest hurdle (apart from retention) is that our military is extremely widespread to the point that the U.S. military blankets every aspect of everything - ground based missles to subs to radar and radio transmitter sites around the globe to every possible ship and plane platform conceived and now even space and the cyber sector; defense is needed of course, but the occupation of every square inch of it can be overwhelming, thus leading to upkeep, upgrade and logistical nightmares that never seem to end. Us vets get the job done with what little time and supplies we have, but that won't keep the U.S. afloat forever. The USS Fitzgerald, USS John McClain and even BHR incidents come to mind - and that was just because of personnel and training.

I want 50 silos to be fixed at a time asap

Grew up in Central Montana...lots of em. It's a sight to see when they're transporting one.

I was very excited to see Eric Schlosser appear as a guest. I have read Command and Control a few times and its truly fascinating. Schlosser did an outstanding job compiling the history of nukes and missiles through the US’s development of said missiles

With my anxiety and claustrophobia I'd rather die than be under ground.

_”It’s not good enough.”_ - 60 Minutes

Love your input, thanks for sharing and please don't go away😊

I’m a proud USA citizen born in SF California FEELS GOOD 🦅

I like how they said they can "maybe" maneuver it out of the way, which in reality the answer to that question is no. It takes less than 5-6 minutes for an earth based missile to reach a satellite, those satellites don't have rocket engines that they could use to move it at high speed, all they have are small chemical thrusters for small maneuvers. By the time they detected the launch and determined what they were targeting that satellite would be nothing more than a big cloud of debris.

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what these 2 person crews are doing to pass the time underground.

25 yr olds in charge of nukes using an Atari for a computer. Sounds legit