Nike Air Defense Missile

Nike Missile Locations Minnesota

State	Site Name	Missile Type	Defense Area	Site Loc	Service Dates	Control site condition/owner	Launch Site condition/owner
MN	MS-90	Nike 3D/18H/12L-U	Minneapolis - Saint Paul	Bethel/ Insanti	1959 - Jun 1971	Insanti County Sheriff's Department	Private ownership
	MS-40	Nike 3D/18H/12L-U	Minneapolis - Saint Paul	Farmington	Oct 1959 - Jun 1971	USAR Center	FDS
	MS-20	Nike 3D/18H/12L-U	Minneapolis - Saint Paul	Roberts	Oct 1959 - Jun 1971	Bureau of Outdoor Recreation to Saint Croix County	Bureau of Outdoor Recreation to Saint Croix County
	MS-70	Nike 3D/18H/12L-U	Minneapolis - Saint Paul	Saint Bonifacius	Oct 1959 - Jun 1971	Private ownership	FDS

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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