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Army MOS list from 1970's: Do a "find" on Safeguard to locate Safeguard MOS's (military occupational specialties).
Atomic Central: The documentary Nukes in Space contains a Sprint launch sequence and is available on this site (along with lots of other interesting stuff).
BMEWS is gone! <$: Demolition of the defunct Ballistic Missile Early Warning System radar began Oct. 18 2016 at Clear Air Force Station, Alaska.
Boeing's site for the NMD Ground-based Midcourse Defense System: The Ground-based Midcourse Defense system is designed to detect, intercept and destroy long-range ballistic missiles during their midcourse phase of flight.
Cavalier (Air Force Station) innovation provides cutting-edge space surveillance: Peterson AFB news article about recent upgrades to the PARCS radar and its data processing system.
Cavalier Air Force Station: Instant to Watchful Instant (This link not operational.): Peterson AFB news article about the history and mission of Cavalier Air Force Station and the PARCS radar.
Clear AFS: the last mechanical BMEWS: 13th Space Warning Squadron's last mechanical Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (now replaced by a phased array PAVE PAWS system). (This link not operational.)
Ghosts of the Cold War (This link not operational.): Several interesting photos of the Mickelsen complex.
Cold War Tourist: Sections on many old cold war sites including the SRMSC. Along with excellent descriptions of SRMSC and its components, there are interior photos of the MSCB and RSL 3 among the many photos provided.
Facebook: <$: (1) 10th Space Warning Squadron / Cavalier Air Force Station (formerly the PAR)

(2) Stanley R. Mickelsen Anti-Ballistic Missile Complex (Public group)

(3) Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex (Official page) <$
Grand Forks Air Force Base, ND: SRMSC was built to protect the Minuteman missile fields based at Grand Forks AFB.
Langdon, ND: The town with a Spartan missile in city park. The "ABM system" (Safeguard) is mentioned at the bottom of the "History" page. (This site may return a blank page with Netscape.)
Map of Minuteman facilities in northeastern North Dakota: The SRMSC was located within the A, B, C, and D sectors.
Minuteman Missile - A Tribute To The ICBM Program: Dave Fields' excellent and extensive web site devoted to the Minuteman ICBM system.
Missile Defense Agency: "Making ballistic missile defense a reality."
Has information on the National Missile Defense System curently being implemented.
Missile-related www sites: List maintained by Ron Plante.
Missile Site Coordinates: Jim Kirkpatrick's page about old and current missile sites. The link to his "anti-ballistic-missile stuff" is at the bottom.
Nike: Nike was originally an anti-aircraft system that was installed all over the U.S. (and world). It evolved over time into the Safeguard system.
Ed Thelen's Nike Missile Web Site

The Nike Historical Society

Nike on Kwajalein (This link not operational.)

Rings of Supersonic Steel

St. Louis Defense Area Nike Sites
Nuclear ABM Defense of the USA: Extensive information on Safeguard with historical background on predecessor systems such as Sentinel, Nike-X, Nike Zeus, etc. Extensive technical data about radars and missiles.
Oscar-00 Minuteman Missile Alert Facility & November-33 Launch Facility Cooperstown, ND: These two facilities are the last remnants of the 321st Missile Wing, a cluster of intercontinental ballistic missile launch sites that were spread over a 6,500-square-mile area around Grand Forks Air Force Base.
Scott Murdock's Photos Scroll down to (or "Find" (CTRL+F)): Site O-00

Friends of Oscar-Zero
Oscar-01 Minuteman LCF Whiteman AFB, MO: Whiteman AFB's Oscar-01 served as command center for 10 Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles. Oscar was one of 15 such facilities that were spread out across west central Missouri.
Tour Information
Partially completed Montana PAR - Photos (This link not operational.): By artist/photographer Paul Shambroom.
PAVE PAWS Early Warning Radar: Information about the U.S. Air Force's SSPARS phased array early warning system with links to the three operational installations: Beale AFB, Cape Cod AFS, and Clear AFS.
The place where the U.S. would fire nuclear missiles at incoming nuclear missles <$: imgur.com site with lots of exterior and interior photos of the MSR complex.
Radomes: Air Defense Radar Veterans' Association: "To preserve the history of Cold War era air and missile defense of the North American continent...."
Be sure to check out the Radar Museum.
RSL 3 Tours <$: Now open for guided public tours: Remote Site Launch Sprint Missile Historic Museum
Space Archive: Brian Webb's site about space, astronomy, and radio, with public domain information and photos on Vandenberg AFB missile launches, including Launch Schedule, Past Launches, and Launch Photos.
Spartan ABM <$: American anti-ballistic missile evolved from the Nike Zeus and designed to intercept ICBM warheads in space.
Spartan Warhead Test <$: YouTube video (14:13) reviews Project CANNIKIN, a nuclear test conducted on Amchitka Island, Alaska, to proof test a warhead for the Spartan missile.
Sprint ABM <$: Nuclear-armed point defense anti-ballistic missile, an incredible high-acceleration weapon that would intercept incoming Soviet ICBMs in the atmosphere within 15 seconds of launch.
Sprint Launch Slide Show: Thirteen images showing Spring launch sequence (White Sands Missile Range Museum).
U.S. Air Force 10th Space Warning Squadron (This link not operational.): Unit that operates the AN/FPQ-16 PARCS Radar (formerly the Safeguard PAR).
U.S. Army Space & Missile Defense Command / Army Forces Strategic Command (This link not operational.): SMDC/ARSTRAT is built upon a lengthy history of achievement in space and missile defense. Since 1957, when the Army created the first program office for ballistic missile defense, the command has dedicated itself to missile defense research, development and deployment.
White Sands Missile Range Museum: ... to collect, house, catalogue, preserve, display, and maintain the history of White Sands Missile Range.