Near Cottonwood in Jackson County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Sun Tzu's Nuclear Missile Prophecy
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 19, 2026
1. Sun Tzu's Nuclear Missile Prophecy Marker
Someday, an ultimate class of warriors will evolve,
too strong to be contested. They will win battles
without having to fight, so that at last, the day
may be won without shedding a single drop of blood.
—adapted from Sun Tzu, The Art of War
[US Seal, USSR Hammer & Sickle, nuclear missiles]
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • Peace • War, Cold.
Location. 43° 50.667′ N, 101° 54.066′ W. Memorial is near Cottonwood, South Dakota, in Jackson County. Marker is at the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Visitor Center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 24545 CottonWood Road, Philip SD 57567, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, in West River, and in the Badlands. It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor, on the prairies, and on the Northern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "At War Every Day" (a few steps from this marker); Peacekeeper (a few steps from this marker); A Landscape Lost to Time (a few steps from this marker); Civilian Conservation Corps Camps (approx. 1.3 miles away); Typical Sod House Homesteader (approx. 1.6 miles away); Invisible Warriors (approx. 3.8 miles away); The Badlands Wall (approx. 4.1 miles away); The Big Badlands (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cottonwood.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Closer than You Imagined (was approx. ¾ mile away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 19, 2026
2. Sun Tzu's Nuclear Missile Prophecy Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 19, 2026
3. Sun Tzu's Nuclear Missile Prophecy Marker
Along Visitor Center walkway
Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 19, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
