The Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant was built by the US army beginning in 1942 to produce munitions during World War II.
[1] It is located 6 miles (10 km) west of Grand Island, Nebraska.
[clarification needed] The facility included production areas (where munitions were loaded, assembled, and packed), a fertilizer manufacturer, storage facilities, sanitary landfill, and burning grounds where materials contaminated with explosives were ignited.
[2] Explosives produced or used included TNT, RDX and HMX.
In the event of nuclear war between the US and the USSR, the Cornhusker plant would have been used as an alternative command and control location for Strategic Air Command forces, with the Headquarters Emergency Relocation Team deploying there from Offutt Air Force Base.