Nike Site - Marin County, CA
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saopaulo1
N 37° 49.562 W 122° 31.714
10S E 541488 N 4186618
A plaque about a nike site in Marin.
Waymark Code: WMKC5J
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/17/2014
Views: 3
"By 1945, the age of aerial warfare had fully arrived and the U.S. Army sought a weapon that could intercept enemy aircraft. In 1951, after years of research and development, a supersonic missile controlled by ground-based electronic equipment was developed—the Nike, named for the Greek goddess of victory. The first Nike weapons—shrapnels and explosives-loaded Ajax missiles—could take down an airplane 37 miles off shore. As Cold War tensions and fear of a nuclear attack on the American mainland grew, the Nike program acquired new Hercules missiles. Armed with a nuclear warhead, the Hercules could travel 75 miles, destroy everything within a 20-mile radius of its strike, and eliminate an entire formation of planes."
Group that erected the marker: NPS
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Field Rd
Marin Headlands, CA USA
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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