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2. Project Nike - Wikipedia

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   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 (about 46 km) [ 3 ...

3. Arlington Heights Army Air Defense Site - Wikipedia

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   The Arlington Heights Army Air Defense Site was a Project Nike Missile Master site near Chicago, Illinois. It operated from 1960 until 1968. It operated from 1960 until 1968. Installation started in late 1959 [ 1 ] after the United States Army had purchased 44 acres (18 ha).

4. List of Nike missile sites - Wikipedia

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   Each battery had 4 magazines, and each magazine 2 missile elevators. 4th Battalion 55th Artillery ceased operations in May 1965, thus ending the Nike missile defense of Thule airbase. The sites have been disused for many years now but the remains are still clearly visible. A battery at grid 76°34'6"N 68°49'2"W

5. Nike timeline - Wikipedia

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   Nike Introduced their most popular shoe, Nike air force 1. It was also the first Nike Basketball shoe to Introduce Nike Air Technology. [6] 1983 Nike introduces the Pegasus, the first edition of a successful line of running shoes that continues to this day. [7] Nike also starts making clothing

6. 'Last line of defense': Cold War reheats at Nike missile ...

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   Though there were once more than 250 Nike bases around the country, Fort Hancock’s (known as Nike Missile Site NY-56) is one of the few the public can experience to this extent.

7. Fort Meade radar station - Wikipedia

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   The site had the first operational Martin AN/FSG-I Antiaircraft Defense System, a fire distribution center for Nike Missiles and which was operated by the 35th Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade. [3] Designated W-13DC, the site had an AN/FPS-67 search radar and later a solid-state Hughes AN/TSQ-51 Air Defense Command and Coordination System. [4]

8. These Nike Shoes Are My Favorite — The Only Stylish ... - AOL

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   See it! Get the Nike Court Legacy Next Nature Shoe for just $60 (originally $70) at Nike! Please note, prices and deals are accurate at the date of publication but are subject to change. Nike may ...

9. Nike Missile Site C-47 - Wikipedia

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   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. [2]