Cuban Missile Crisis, Edwards Air Force Base
During the Cold War, approximately 100 volunteers readied a community fallout shelter, located in the Borax Mine, approximately 12 miles from Edwards and equipped it with enough water, food and medical services for 17,000 people. Also in the shelter was an emergency command post. (Courtesy Photo)
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