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History of strategic air and ballistic missile defense

Full text also available online. Shipping list no.: 2009-0036-S. Volume 1: 1945-1955 -- Foreword -- Preface -- Executive summary -- Chapter 1: American And Soviet Strategy: A Comparison -- A: Factors ...
El Paso Times

The evolution of White Sands Missile Range: A look back at the 1950s and 1960s

This article is part of a series by White Sands Missile Range Public Affairs Office that will delve into the history of the Trinity Site Test, which marked its 80th anniversary on July 16, and the ...
El Paso Times

White Sands Missile Range: Air Defense at WSMR

This article is the fourth in a series by White Sands Missile Range Public Affairs Office that will delve into the history of the Trinity Site Test, which marked its 80th anniversary on July 16, and ...
Yahoo

The lost history of Latin America’s role in averting catastrophe during the Cuban missile crisis

A map prepared by the Defense Department in 1962 shows potential ranges of Soviet ballistic missiles from Cuba. Department of Defense Cuban Missile Crisis briefing materials/John F. Kennedy ...
Space Coast Daily

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Titan Missile’s First Successful Launch at Cape Canaveral Marks Cold War Milestone

The February 6, 1959, launch also solidified Cape Canaveral’s role as a central hub for American missile testing and space exploration. What began as a military proving ground would evolve into one of ...

Mobile Missile Systems That Don’t Need a Base to Attack

A tour of 12 formidable road- and track-mobile missile launchers—from Iskander-M to HIMARS and Typhon—explaining why “shoot-and-scoot” systems matter: fast deployment, survivability, and flexible ...
Connecticut Post

The lost history of Latin America’s role in averting catastrophe during the Cuban missile crisis

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Renata Keller, University of Nevada, Reno (THE CONVERSATION) Sixty-three years ago, ...