Throughout the Cold War era, the wing's missiles remained on alert and underwent extensive weapons systems upgrades.

Artillery, mortars and ground-to-ground missiles in the hills around the airport would remain in place but under United Nations supervision.

Unusually, the missile that the Red Top was intended to replace - Firestreak - also remained in limited service on the Lightning until 1988.

The missiles remained on alert until they were inactivated on 31 July 1972.

These missiles remain in storage, and could be reactivated, though the W-49 Mod 6 warheads were all dismantled by June 1976.

Only two missiles remain in my vertical launch tubes, from my original storehouse of twenty.

Government spokesmen stressed today that it was imperative that these missiles remain under a unified command.

At the time, it was thought that kerosene-fueled missiles might remain in storage for years awaiting activation.

The missiles would remain in silos rather than be put on rail cars that could be dispersed in a nuclear attack.

Reductions in nuclear weapons could even be made as long as sufficient missiles remained to negate their use by either side.