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To: rzeznikj at stout

Ahhh, the venerable Nike. There were many different combinations (Nike-Hercules, Nike-Ajax, etc.) In fact, the Nike system served as the foundation for an early ABM until the US signed the ABM treaty with the USSR (which the Soviet Union violated before the ink was dry).


1,366 posted on 05/29/2006 9:31:18 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: Army Air Corps

A lot of my research is centered around site M-74 (1956-71) specifically...

It had both Nike-Ajax and Nike-Hercules. And, according to county files, the site had the nuclear-capable Improved Nike Hercs. (and all the fixings such as a fallout shelter, HIPAR, etc.)

It's a shame though. The launch site is currently owned by the GSA (who wants the city to take back the land)--and most of the site demolished a few years ago (before I had an opportunity to check it out). However, I've been on the site (with permission, of course).

I'd personally like to go to SF-88L sometime (the one that's been preserved as a museum) and look around.


1,377 posted on 05/29/2006 9:39:55 PM PDT by rzeznikj at stout (ASCII and ye shall receive... (Computers 3:14))
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