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The following is a list of Nike missile sites operated by the United States Army.This article lists sites in the United States, most responsible to Army Air Defense Command; however, the Army also deployed Nike missiles to Europe as part of the NATO alliance, with sites being operated by both American and European military forces.
Topol-M launch from silo. A missile launch facility, also known as an underground missile silo, launch facility (LF), or nuclear silo, is a vertical cylindrical structure constructed underground, for the storage and launching of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs), medium-range ballistic missiles (MRBMs).
The Kansas property with a 170-foot-deep decommissioned missile silo, built to launch Atlas-F intercontinental missiles, has a $380,000 price tag. Take a look inside a Cold War nuclear missile ...
The Safeguard Program was a U.S. Army anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system designed to protect the U.S. Air Force's Minuteman ICBM silos from attack, thus preserving the US's nuclear deterrent fleet. It was intended primarily to protect against the very small Chinese ICBM fleet, limited Soviet attacks and various other limited-launch scenarios.
The Missile Silo Ranch, located in Ellsworth County, is hosting several events, including guided tours of the facility, during the Big Kansas Road Trip May 2 to 5.
Destruction of silos and control facilities began in October 1999; the last silo (H-22) was imploded 24 August 2001 (the last US silo destroyed per the 1991 START-I treaty). 341st Missile Wing 564th Missile Squadron (Inactivated 2008, WS-133B system retired, missiles recycled into inventory)
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N-33: 13 Aug 1997 missile and reentry vehicle pulled. Oscar-Zero: 17 July 1997 13:15 CST. Destruction of silos and control facilities began in October 1999 with (Alpha-04) being imploded on 6 October. The last silo (Hotel-22) was imploded on 24 August 2001, being the last US silo destroyed per the 1991 START I treaty.