A nuclear capable Nike Hercules missile and its crew in action at U.S. Army ... the U.S. Army deployed the world’s first operational, guided, surface-to-air missile system. This system, the Nike Ajax, ...

Between 1953 and 1974, Metro Detroit was home to 16 missile sites for Nike missiles ... American scientists developed the Nike Hercules to replace their smaller predecessors.

The money will be used to construct and install educational panels in a city park that tell the story of an unarmed Nike/Hercules Missile, which is currently there. The missile, which looks like ...