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An image of the Plesetsk Soyuz-2 launch complex in 2006. Formerly a secret ICBM base, Plesetsk has been transformed into a civilian cosmodrome for commercial launches.

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An aerial picture of the "White Trains", rail cars carrying Trident-II missiles and essential components, in the arming area of the Bangor Navy Base.

Trident Monster Fence Photo.pdf
Scene from a protest by the Pacific Life Community on August 9, 1976, at the Bangor Base fence. The "Trident Monster", a series of black streamers and poles representing the number of Trident-II warheads aboard a submarine, is visible in the…

Cutting the Fence Photo.pdf
A scene of civil disobedience during the August 9, 1976 protest by the Pacific Life Community.

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An undated photograph of the Bangor Submarine Base Main Gate, taken by a member of the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action

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An undated map created by members of the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action detailing potential locations to hold vigils around the Bangor Submarine Base.

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An undated photograph of a Ground Zero Center night vigil, held on the train lines into Bangor.

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More Ground Zero protesters gathered outside the gates of Bangor during their 1999 August Action.

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EM3 Billy Ewton guarding the deck of a nuclear submarine docked at Bangor.

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A Trident-II missile being launched from a submarine during a test. Used for nuclear deterrence during the height of Cold War tensions, the Trident-II was intended to be carried by Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines, which were based in Bangor,…
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