Inside the Mission to Modernize America's Nuclear Missiles

Was in ICBM maintenance for 21 years as a spark chaser and bit-twiddler. There were quite a few proposals for weapon system upgrades from both AF personnel, DARPA, and a number of contractors. Because you can’t do a flyby with a Minuteman or show how cool aircrews are most proposals fell by the wayside. These things aren’t pretty and most people don’t even know they exist. I know SAC tried several times to bring this issue to the attention of the powers that be but most of the time it fell on deaf ears. Just not sexy enough, I guess.

Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
"What is being done to modernize the US nuclear weapons?
Modernized Strategic Delivery Systems: Existing U.S. nuclear delivery systems are undergoing continual modernization, including complete rebuilds of the Minuteman III ICBM and Trident II SLBM. The service lives of the Navy’s 14 Trident Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines are being extended."

that's lot of pocket change to go around $$$$ =0)