Iziko elalisakuba liziko lokuphehlelelwa kwemijukujelwa yenyukliya elavala njengoko iMfazwe ebandayo yayisiya yavulwa ngoMvulo kuluntu olwalunomdla wokubona ukuba babunjani ubomi kwindawo eyimfihlo eyayikade iphezulu.
Indawo kaRonald Reagan Minuteman, ejikelezwe ngamasimi engqolowa kunye neembotyi zesoya kwimpuma yoMntla Dakota, yayikhangeleka kakhulu njengoko yayiya kuba njalo ngo-1997 xa isasebenza.
Indawo yokuhlala yangaphambili, isakhiwo esime malunga ne-60ft ngaphezulu kweziko lokulawula imijukujelwa yenyukliya engaphantsi komhlaba, isenazo izixhobo zasekhitshini, oomabonakude, itafile yepool kunye neemagazini ebezenza xa isiza sivalwa.
'Lixesha lokwenyani le-capsule. Ibonelelwe ngeendlela uninzi lweendawo ezinokuthi ziphuphe ngayo,' utshilo uKapteni woMkhosi woMoya osele esidla umhlala-phantsi uMark Sunlov, owayesakuba ligosa lemijukujelwa ngoku olawula isiza.
Indawo yokuhlala inamagumbi okulala asixhenxe, kubandakanywa elinye elisetyenziswa nguSundlov njengeofisi, ikhitshi lezorhwebo kunye negumbi lokutyela, igumbi lobunzima elinebhayisekile yezinto zokubhala, kunye negumbi lemidlalo.
Abatyeleli banokungena phantsi komhlaba kwaye bajonge apho amagosa oMkhosi woMoya akhe ahlala khona ukuze alinde imfazwe yenyukliya enokwenzeka. Yayingumsebenzi wabo ukubeka iliso kwimijukujelwa yenyukliya ye-Minuteman III ekufutshane- kwaye bayiqalise ukuba bayalelwe.
I-elevator yempahla ithathe malunga neendwendwe ezingama-30 ngoMvulo ukuya kumagumbi amabini anemiqolomba afana netonela likaloliwe, apho umoya ophantsi komhlaba unuka kakubi amafutha edizili kwaye iinxalenye zomgangatho zincangathi kulwelo olusebenza ngehydraulic.
Elinye igumbi lalinejenereyitha zedizili nezipholileyo zokupholisa izixhobo. Enye yayiyeyamagosa amabini awayesebenza iiyure ezingama-24.
Imigca yokukhanya kwikhonsoli ibonise ubume bomjukujelwa ngamnye. Enye ebhalwe 'i-missile away' ingabonisa ukuqaliswa.
Elinye igosa lalidla ngokulala kwindlwana emxinwa ngoxa elesibini lisemsebenzini. Kodwa omabini amagosa, kunye nesinye isibini kwiziko elahlukileyo, kuya kufuneka anike umyalelo walo naluphi na uphehlelelo, utshilo uSunlov.
'Sifuna ukuyiphelisa loo mbono yokuba omnye umfana onosuku olubi angacofa iqhosha,' utshilo. 'Abantu abangazi nto malunga nenkqubo, ndicinga ukuba bahamba beziva bekhuselekile kakhulu.'
ULari Helgren, oneminyaka engama-58, owayesakuba ligcisa lokulondolozwa kwendalo kuMkhosi woMoya, uthe utyelelo lwakhe lubuyise iinkumbulo xeshikweni wayesebenza apho kwiziko losungulo lweenkqubo zokuphatha umoya, iijenereyitha zedizili kunye nezibane ezilumkisayo.
'Ndiye ndalala kwesi siza kwaye ndatya kule ndawo, kwaye ndisebenze phantsi kwesi siza amaxesha amaninzi,' utshilo uHelgren.
'Ndibone malunga nayo yonke ingxaki enokuthi yenzeke apha,' watsho.
Indawo enomjukujelwa, malunga neekhilomitha ezintathu kumntla weCooperstown kwaye malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-70 kumntla-ntshona weFargo, yenye yeendawo ezimbalwa zase-US ezikhumbula iMfazwe yoCold.
INkonzo yePaki yeSizwe isebenzisa iziko elalisakuba yiMinuteman II kunye nesisele somjukujelwa eMzantsi Dakota. E-Arizona, abagcini bembali basebenza kwindawo eyayisakuba yi-Titan nuclear missile site.
