![]() The sites were demolished leaving little trace and sometimes none at all of the fearful armament they once housed. Not just because they protected factories and plants, but also because they were some of the closest to the Soviet Union.īy the early 1970s, the missile program was deemed obsolete after the Soviet Union stopped using bombers and started using more advanced missiles. The missiles in Detroit were some of the most important in the country. Steve Mrozek is a historian at Selfridge Air National Guard Base Air Museum and is one of the state’s top experts on what was called Nike Ajax or Nike Hercules missiles. Responsible for creating military equipment during the Cold War. The missiles had a specific range they could cover and those ranges overlapped, making a shield of nuclear weapons to protect some of the country’s most important factories and industrial places. ![]() There is a radio tower on Belle Isle that would get the signal of an incoming bomber and send word to Belle Isle and the missiles would launch over Detroit to intercept the incoming missile. The missiles would be aimed at incoming nuclear bombers and later long-range nuclear missiles themselves. The area was home to 16 different sites of these tactical missiles in places like Union Lake, Rouge Park, and even Belle Isle. Grown over sites with little signs left of the weapons housed underground to protect Metro Detroit. They are remnants of fears mostly forgotten but now rekindled with the war in Ukraine. These pieces of history are nestled into quiet places that are now parks, preserves, and even the airport. The Nike missile system was designed to protect major cities, like Detroit, from ballistic missiles or air attacks. – Across Metro Detroit, there are relics from the Cold War hiding in plain sight. Learn more by visiting: .us/index.WYANDOTTE, Mich. ![]() Q-01 was part of the 90th Strategic Missile Wing/Missile Wing, initially as a Minuteman site (1962-1986) but then as one of rive Peacekeeper Missile control centers in the 400th Missile Squadron., (1986-2005). Delve into the daily lives of missileers, topside personnel, missile technology, the Cold War and the deactivation of this missile system. Quebec 01 Missile Alert Facility State Historic Site, once open, will offer the visitor the opportunity to see a military installation that was “hidden in plain sight” and controlled one of the most destructive nuclear weapons ever built by the United States. This site is significant as the only accessible Peacekeeper Missile Alert Facility left in the world and will strive to preserve and interpret the Cold War history of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, fostering an understanding of the mission and duties of the personnel and crews assigned to work there. Wyoming State Parks is preparing the Q-01 Missile Alert Facility (Launch Control Facility) as the newest state historic site. Learn more by visiting: .us/index.php/places-to-go/quebec-01 Q-01 was part of the 90th Strategic Missile Wing/Missile Wing, initially as a Minuteman site (1962-1986) but then as one of five Peacekeeper Missile Control Centers in the 400th Missile Squadron (1986-2005). Delve into the daily lives of missileers, topside personnel, missile technology, the Cold War, and the deactivation of this missile system. Quebec-01 Missile Alert Facility State Historic Site offers the opportunity to see a military installation that was “hidden in plain sight” and controlled one of the most destructive nuclear weapons ever built by the United States. The site strives to preserve and interpret the Cold War history of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, fostering an understanding of the mission and duties of the personnel assigned to work there. ![]() Quebec-1 is significant as the only accessible Peacekeeper Missile Alert Facility left in the world. Wyoming State Parks opened the Q-01 Missile Alert Facility (Launch Control Facility) as the newest state historic site.
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