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Walker Defense Area

Missile · USA

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Nike air defense area, consisting of several Nike missile batteries to defend urban, industrial, and military targets from Soviet bomber attacks.

Subtopics

  • Nike W-10 8 Nike Ajax launchers.. Operational 0 January 1900 - 0 January 1900. Control site intact; NMArNG Military Academy. Launch site intact; MNArNG training site.
  • Nike W-50 8 Nike Ajax launchers.. Operational 0 January 1900 - 0 January 1900. Control site intact; Roswell Correctional Center. Launch site partially intact; abandoned.
Country
USA
Launch Vehicles
Nike Ajax