Nike Missile Locations Missouri
State | Site Name | Missile Type | Defense Area | Site Loc | Service Dates | Control site condition/owner | Launch Site condition/owner |
MO | KC-10 | Nike 3D/18H/12L-U | Kansas City | Lawson | Nov 1959 - Feb 1964 | Lawson Schools | Lawson Schools |
KC-30 | Nike 3D/18H/12L-U | Kansas City | Pleasant Hill | Nov 1959 - Feb 1969 | Private ownershipe, development company | Department of Defense | |
SL-60 | Nike 3D/18H/12L-U | Saint Louis | Pacific (5 mi S) | 1960 - Dec 1968 | Private ownership | Nike School |
Note that there are additional locations that cover the Saint Louis area in Illinois.
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