Nike Missile Site C-47 - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Nike Missile Site C-47 - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Nike Missile Site C-47 is a former missile site near Portage, Indiana. The Nike defense system was a Cold War-era missile system in the United States. Nike missiles were radar guided, supersonic antiaircraft missiles. The planners hoped that Nike would make a direct attack on the U.S. so costly as to be futile. Note: This includes and Accompanying photographs. Read more on Wikipedia
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