Nike Missile Locations Louisiana
State | Site Name | Missile Type | Defense Area | Site Loc | Service Dates | Control site condition/owner | Launch Site condition/owner |
LA | BD-10 | Nike 3AG/12H/12L-H | Barksdale | Bellevue | Nov 1960 - Mar 1966 | Intact, Criminal Justice Institute, and Bossier Parish School Board | Intact, Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Department, Bossier Parish SWAT field training site |
BD-50 | Nike 3AG/12H/12L-H | Barksdale | Stonewall (4 mi NE) | Nov 1960 - Mar 1966 | Partially Intact, LSU School of Medicine | FDS |
Nike Missile Type Key
Missile Storage: C=Ajax only, original design B=Ajax or Hercules, some modifications were required for the elevator to handle the Hercules launcher. D= Either, increaed access room in the magazine
Missile Launcher: A=Ajax AA=Double Ajax launchers AG=Above Ground H=Hecrules L=Launcher K=Unoffical designation for Alaskan above ground launchers U=Uniersal launcher UA=1/2 Universal and 1/2 Ajax launchers UU=Double Univeral launchers
Note: Launchers converted to Hercules are given in paraenthesis, e.g. (8L-H)
This data is from the book To Defend and Deter: The Legacy of the United States Cold War Missile Program