"Chicago has become the best defended city in the Middle West against enemy air-to-ground attacks." Nike missile sites were constructed in rings surrounding major urban and industrial areas and key ...

Nearly 300 Nike missile sites were built across the United States from 1953 to 1979, rangers said. The sites were intended to shoot down enemy bombers carrying atomic weapons. Photo from National Park ...

A historic Nike missile site in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area was vandalized with hate speech and hazardous ...

Nearly 300 Nike missile sites were built across the United States from 1953 to 1979, rangers said. The sites were intended to shoot down enemy bombers carrying atomic weapons. Photo from National ...