jordanamed (September 3, 2008 at 8:33 am)

Detonating nuclear bombs high above major metro areas is preferable to enemy bombs detonating at optimal destructive height above those same major metro areas, isn't it? Second, there was no "strong caution" that the atmosphere might be set on fire, the scientists that designed it macabrely bet on whether it would as a joke, the odds were estimated at 1 in over a million.

coirchlid (July 5, 2008 at 1:51 am)

Interesting. I work at an endangered plant nursery in the mountains here in Hawaii. The facility was once a Nike control station. We refer to the nursery as the Nike site. Though I have no idea of where the missiles were actually stored.

0Hardcorecheeze0 (June 25, 2008 at 12:10 am)

9-11 wasnt a nuclear attack but I see what you mean

BruceK10032 (June 14, 2008 at 7:53 pm)

This is great! There was a Nike base behind my uncle's place in Livingston, NJ. It was far from secret--everyone knew about it, as was so for all the Nike bases. When the base closed, I took a sign off the fence. It sits in my foyer now. It says, "U.S. ARMY RESTRICTED AREA Persuant [sic] to Section 21 Internal Security Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 797)."By the way, some of the missiles shown in the video are Ajax, not Hercules.That base in Sandy Hook should be better preserved as a museum.

33rdPatriot (June 4, 2008 at 8:14 am)

"Was the Army concerned about exploding nuclear bombs high above major metropolitan areas?"No, of course not. The Army promptly performed well over 1,000 atmospheric nuclear tests without hesitation, concern or care. The first nuclear explosion, in fact, carried a strong caution --totally ignored-- that it might actually set the entire atmosphere on fire.

TallPaulBiker101 (May 25, 2008 at 5:40 pm)

We used to fly model airplanes there. I always wondered where the ladder going down led to. It was full of water. It might make for a cool scuba dive

TallPaulBiker101 (May 25, 2008 at 5:37 pm)

Me and my 2 brothers used to see these missiles raise up out of the ground while we were riding the school bus. The female driver used to pull in the outer entrance to give us a better look. Air raid sirens were wailing at the same time. Duck And Cover!

dan2fan2 (May 6, 2008 at 9:03 pm)

im an ex nike veteran, stationed at c-2-52 ada in carol city fla. although herc was nuke capable no more than 2 were ever deployed to a site. most warheads were H/E type. some imfo may still be classified even tho we stood down stateside in 1979.over seas some units still active. RINGS OF FIRE- yes were in your backyard. dg

sexxytimmy (April 21, 2008 at 3:54 am)

I live in minnesota and about 15 minuts away in the middle of a corn field there is one of these old missile bases

skwigz21 (April 10, 2008 at 12:35 am)

they have been decommissioned since the end of the cold war.