ICBMS Disarmament and Treaty Compliance Under the START I treaty 550 ICBMs are being deactivated and destroyed, along with their silos. read on View as Slide Show View Images Security and Transportation ICBMs and warhead assemblies are shipped in specially equipped trucks over public roadways between bases, silos, and maintenance and storage depots. read on View as Slide Show View Images Testing ICBM components are continually upgraded and tested for reliabilty. read on View as Slide Show View Images Silo Landscapes There are currently 550 unmanned ICBM silos with fully armed nuclear missiles deployed in three “fields” throughout the central United States. read on View as Slide Show View Images Missile Launch Control To launch a missile two officers must perform a complicated procedure to validate orders, insert codes and simultaneously turn four switches. read on View as Slide Show View Images Warheads ICBM nuclear warheads are officially called "Reentry Vehicles" or "RVs". read on View as Slide Show View Images Peacekeeper (MX) The Peacekeeper (MX) carries up to ten Multiple Independent Reentry Vehicles (MIRVs). read on View as Slide Show View Images Minuteman The Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) were the first with solid-fuel motors, designed to be storable, reliable, and launchable on short notice. read on View as Slide Show View Images