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On this day, 12 November 1984, a group of anti-nuclear weapon activists damaged a nuclear missile silo in Missouri, taking a pneumatic drill to the silo. Four, including Helen Woodson, a mother of 11, were arrested and jailed with extremely harsh sentences. Woodson (pictured upon her release) ended up serving 27 years inside. https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1262012817317199/?type=3