The Plokštinė nuclear missile base, constructed in 1960, was the first nuclear missile built by the Soviet Union. It was built in a remote area of Lithuania and was a top secret base housing four missile silos, each nine metres deep and capable of firing 40 tonne nuclear missiles.
All cities in Europe were within the 2500 km range of the missiles. The base is now testament to the enormous waste of money that was spent during the cold war on military hardware, money that could have been used to advance humanity in many ways.
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| The base is enclosed within an electrified fence overlooked by guard houses. The base cost as much to build as a small city. |
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| How something so innocuous could be so lethal. |
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| Gretel demonstating the thickness of the missile sleeve walls. |
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| Looking down into the 30 metre deep missile sleeve. |
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