America's Nuclear Missile Fields; Defending America's Satellites | 60 Minutes Full Episodes

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.

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.

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

I SEE WHY THOSE CHINESE BALLOONS ARE WONDERING 😅

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).

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

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.

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

Respect to these people

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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 😂

"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?!

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.

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

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

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

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?

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