Plokštinė missile base

Cold War Museum in Plungė
Šaltojo Karo Muziejus, Plungė
The dome covering the R-12 Dvina missile silo
Former name
Plokštinė missile base
Established2012 (as a museum)
LocationŠilinės str. 4, Plokščiai village, Plungė District Municipality, Lithuania
Coordinates56°1′39″N 21°54′33″E / 56.02750°N 21.90917°E / 56.02750; 21.90917

Plokštinė missile base (Lithuanian: Plokštinės raketų bazė) was an underground base of the Soviet Union. It was built near Plokščiai village, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of Plungė, in the sparsely populated Plokštinė forest near Plateliai Lake, Samogitia, Lithuania. This was the first nuclear missile base of the Soviet Union built to house underground R-12 Dvina (NATO reporting name: SS-4 Sandal) ballistic medium-range missiles. In 2012, the Cold War Museum was opened at the site.

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