ND Missile Site Offers Cold War Film Contest

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The Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site near Cooperstown is being opened to independent film crews as part of a contest. Site manager Mark Sundlov says selected film crews will be allowed special access from mid-September through next February. The short-length films they produce will be judged and winners will receive prizes.

Sundlov says one goal of the contest is to bring attention to North Dakota`s Cold War history. Another is to help area students develop a deeper interest in that history and in film projects.

The underground nuclear missile control center once was used by military officials to monitor 10 nearby Minuteman III nuclear missiles. It`s now been turned into a historic site commemorating North Dakota`s contribution to the Cold War.