Yet another hazard potential to consider....thoughts about this and others??? (Minot: military, authority)

[JanND]

Hmmmmm........
Dickinson Press 4/13/12 Underground nukes go undisturbed by ND oil drilling | The Dickinson Press | Dickinson, North Dakota

[Norsk/Deutsch/Polska]

Good lord ! I had never thought about the missiles. Just another one of things to add to my list of growing worries. Thanks for the link Jan!

[ElkHunter]

The missiles are not a concern, period. Traffic getting to and from Missile Silo's is a concern. Like the article mentioned, Military Traffic has the right of way. People need to understand that any time you deal with nukes, deadly force is authorized, period. So if there is a security breach and a team is dispatched from Minot, they are going to that site and are authorized to get there under any/all circumstances. Just don't get in their way.

[JanND]

Elk, I hear you...And I am glad they are on it. But buried is the definitive word for me here....Drilling in areas where underground missile silos are buried is a bit concerning. GPS....don't fail me now.......Just sayin.......

[Cinj]

Originally Posted by ElkHunter

The missiles are not a concern, period. Traffic getting to and from Missile Silo's is a concern. Like the article mentioned, Military Traffic has the right of way. People need to understand that any time you deal with nukes, deadly force is authorized, period. So if there is a security breach and a team is dispatched from Minot, they are going to that site and are authorized to get there under any/all circumstances. Just don't get in their way.

They get there in a hurry too. If your tractor breaks down in the field by a silo within minutes a couple of very nice young men with rifles will be there offering to help. Do not use silo approaches for bathroom breaks. Just sayin'

[ElkHunter]

Originally Posted by JanND

Elk, I hear you...And I am glad they are on it. But buried is the definitive word for me here....Drilling in areas where underground missile silos are buried is a bit concerning. GPS....don't fail me now.......Just sayin.......

Rest assured, they are not going to set up a drilling rig on top of a missile silo, nor anywhere close. As to Horizontal drilling, they are going down 2 miles and then going Horizontal. The Silo's are approximately 200 ft deep. I don't understand what the concern is?

[ursa22]

The concern lies in human fallibility. Despite assurances from the military, the nuclear industry, and the energy companies, accidents happen. One rocket went in the ditch when a transport driver got stung by a bee/wasp and started slapping himself.
The key words in the article were, "We're pretty confident.."

[ElkHunter]

A year later, a semi carrying rocket engine parts from the base overturned when the driver became distracted by an insect that flew in a window and landed on the driver’s back, the military said.

That is not a rocket.

Parts and pieces are carried to silo's all the time and none of those parts and pieces are much of a hazard. When a missile is moved, and it is inert, there is a whole convoy of military vehicles, not one lone truck driver.

[ursa22]

A thorough reading of the article indicates two fairly recent incidents where material wound up in the ditch. You are, however, correct, when the rocket went in the ditch the driver was not distracted by an insect. It was simply attributed to human error- by no less of an authority than the U.S. military. -Cost the taxpayers 5.6 million to get it out of the ditch.

[ursa22]

Here's an article about an incident that prompted A "robust discussion" about alerting the public after a missile mishap. The article goes on to mention a couple of more serious "incidents".
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/...oXO_story.html