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After the phase-out of the Nike Ajax system, sites B-05, B-36, and B-73 remained supplied with Hercules missiles. Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) B-21DC established at Fort Heath, MA in 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. The site was an AN/FSG-l Missile-Master Radar Direction Center.
Even as Nike Ajax was being tested, work started on Nike-B, later renamed Nike Hercules (MIM-14). It improved speed, range and accuracy, and could intercept ballistic missiles . The Hercules had a range of about 100 miles (160 km), a top speed in excess of 3,000 mph (4,800 km/h) and a maximum altitude of around 150,000 ft [ 3 ] (30 km).
Sol Sante Club is a naturist club located on a 70.8-hectare (175-acre) property near Cobble Hill, north of Victoria on Vancouver Island. Van Tan Club is a naturist club located near North Vancouver, British Columbia. [22] At Lost Lake in Whistler, there is a "Nudy Dock" where it is acceptable to bathe and sunbathe nude. [23]
August 11, 2024 at 11:07 AM. Scams asking people for personal information to fix their voter registration are rising. Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images. Officials are warning about voter ...
An initiative of the Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory at the University of California, Santa Barbara, is monitoring great white sharks near California’s Padaro Beach.
Merzouki and his dance troupe took enter stage near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, showcasing the official dance of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games on Monday. The four-day event marks a ...
The Nike Hercules, initially designated SAM-A-25 and later MIM-14, was a surface-to-air missile (SAM) used by U.S. and NATO armed forces for medium- and high-altitude long-range air defense. [ 4] It was normally armed with the W31 nuclear warhead, but could also be fitted with a conventional warhead for export use.
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