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 ...

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 ...

the SF-88 site was one of almost 300 Nike missile sites built by the U.S. Army during the Cold War and is the most fully restored one in the country. “These sites were designed to be the last ...

It's unclear how many people were involved, but officials said whoever participated may have sustained chemical burns. According to the park service, the SF-88 site was one of almost 300 Nike missile ...