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Article #54939Re: Nike-Hurcules around DC in the 60's ?
From: Michael Gallagher
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1992 10:09
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1992 10:09
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In dc.general, michael@vk2bea.UUCP (Michael G. Katzmann) writes:
>that Washington DC was ringed in the 60's by Nike-Hurcules nuclear tiped
>anti-aircraft missiles. From what I was led to believe, there were
>only Nike-Ajax sites (conventional warhead) involved in the DC area defense.
There is an old Nike site (don't know which type) at the Annapolis
Naval Station that is across the river from the Academy. I don't think
it has any remnants, but the navy base, I think, converted it to a park
because it is always referenced for picnics and so forth.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 101049,29bb62e756cbb844 X-Google-Attributes: gid101049,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1992-06-10 07:45:52 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!dtix!oasys!gallaghe From: gallaghe@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Michael Gallagher) Newsgroups: dc.general Subject: Re: Nike-Hurcules around DC in the 60's ? Message-ID: <20845@oasys.dt.navy.mil> Date: 10 Jun 92 10:09:22 GMT References: <954@vk2bea.UUCP> Reply-To: gallaghe@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Michael Gallagher) Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD Lines: 9