G ▁Min ut eman ▁III , ▁the ▁last ▁Min ut eman ▁IB ▁model ▁went ▁off ▁alert ▁status ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁L GM - 1 1 8 ▁Peace keeper ▁miss iles , ▁ 1 9 8 2 – 2 0 0 5 ▁ ▁Min ut eman ▁III ' s ▁occupied ▁the ▁sil os ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 4 – 1 9 8 6 . ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁President ▁Ron ald ▁Re agan ▁stated ▁his ▁decision ▁in ▁a ▁statement ▁for ▁Congress , ▁to ▁deploy ▁the ▁M X ▁miss ile ▁dub bed ▁" Pe ace keeper " ▁( l ater ▁designated ▁L GM - 1 1 8 ▁Peace keeper ) ▁to ▁super hard ened ▁sil os ▁located ▁at ▁Warren ▁A FB . ▁Cap able ▁of ▁carrying ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁independently ▁target ed ▁nuclear ▁war head s , ▁the ▁" Pe ace keeper " ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁strength en ▁the ▁ground - based ▁strateg ic ▁policy ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁The ▁initial ▁plan ▁was ▁to ▁deploy ▁ 1 0 0 ▁" Pe ace keep ers " ▁in ▁sil os ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 0 0 th ▁and ▁ 3 1 9 th ▁Str ateg ic ▁Miss ile ▁Squad rons . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁construction ▁began ▁for ▁" Pe ace keeper " ▁support ▁facilities ▁at ▁Warren ▁A FB . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁through ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁ 5