- Nike Missile Sites of San Francisco Bay Area
Between 1954 and 1974 many USA cities were ringed by Nike missile sites. These were groundtoair missiles, intended to protect against attack by enemy bombers. The first versions of the missiles were armed with high explosive shrapnel warheads, so the ...
http://www.acme.com/jef/nike/
| | - The Vigilant And Invincible
Vigilant and Invincible was the motto of the U.S. Army Air Defense Command, or ARADCOM. From the first deployment of World War IIvintage antiaircraft guns in 1950 to the inactivation of the last NIKE HERCULES missile system in 1974, ARADCOM provided ...
http://www.redstone.army.mil/history/vigilant/sus_intro.html
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- The SF 88L
The Volunteers restore a former Nike missile site and create a public museum on the role of the rocket during the Cold War. Includes photos, videos, and related links. ...
http://www.nikemissile.org/
| | - Nike Site
This web site contains information, photographs, videos, documents, and monographs from the Redstone Arsenal on the Nike Ajax and Nike Hercules missiles. Includes links to other sites on Army missile systems and aviation. ...
http://www.redstone.army.mil/history/nikesite/
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