Message posted by gary on October 30, 2000 at 14:16:58 EST:
The Nike wasn't an anti-ICBM missile. Rather the mission was to attack Soviet bombers. The intent was to set the charge off over the planes and use the blast to knock off the wings. You can tour a Nike missile site near San Francisco: You can also check out many of the old Nike radar sites in the bay area. I can provde waypoint if anyone is interested.
http://www.nikemissile.org/
Be warned, you are in the center of THOSE kind of people: liberals. ;-) The tour is fun because you get to go underground by riding the launcher.
In Reply to: Why no NIKE/HERCULES bases around Groom/TTR/Nellis? posted by Steve Amerson on October 30, 2000 at 10:34:43 EST:
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