What, Where/When, Who/How, Why

Where were/are Nike batteries

• Continental U.S. - over 200 sites in over 30 defense areas
  - Cities like S.F., L.A., Chicago, Pittsburgh, Washington, ...
  - SAC Bases list Ellsworth, Fairbanks, Robins, Offutt, ...
  - interesting places like Hanford WA, Pearl Harbor,
  Started 1954 until 1974 - needed money & men for VietNam, ICBM threat, ...

  Germany, about 80, 1960s, phased out to Patriot is 1990s, had French, Belgan, German crews

  Korea, - current as Surface to Surface, now have Patriot

  Okinawa, - 1960s through 1970s

  Italy, - current

  Turkey, - current

  Norway, 1970s until 1991

  Tiawan, 1958 Quemoy/Matsu "incident" until mid 1990s - Patriot

  (If foreign crews, U.S. soldiers had warhead custody!!)

  (not VietNam)