THE DEFENSE OF GOTHAM NUCLEAR NIKE/HERCULES SITES "THE LONG ISLAND ROCKET MEN"

Defending Gotham
Nike Missile Defenses of the
New York Metro Area, 1954-1974

THE RING OF STEEL IS WHAT THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT REGARDED THE NIKE AND HERCULES SITES AROUND NYC THE LONG ISLAND
SITES IN SUFFOLK COUNTY GUARDED THE MANY CRUCIAL SITES THAT WERE CRITICAL TO THE NATIONS DEFENSE, SUCH AS GRUMANN NAVAL AIRCRAFT WEAPONS FACILITIES, REPUBLIC-FAITRCHILD AIRCRAFT MFG BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LAB KEY TO MANY ABOVEGROUND THERMONUCLEAR TEST DATA RESEARCH AND RADIOLOGICAL FALLOUT RESEARCH ON AGRICULTURE ,ETC THE HUNDREDS AVIATION COMPANIES THAT BUILT RADAR ,AVIONICS, ELECTRONICS, THAT SUPPORTED THE BOOMING COLD WAR AIRCRAFT MFG ON LONG ISLAND, THE TRI STATE NYC AREA WAS A VERY CRUCIAL AREA WITH REGARD TO THE NATIONS MILITARY AND ALSO ITS LARGE POPULATION THAT NEEDED TO BE PROTECTED FROM SOVIET BOMBERS AND ITS INFRASTRUCTURE. EACH BLUE SPOT WAS A NIKE FACILITY THEIR BASE NUMBERS ARE LISTED BESIDE THE DOT AND CAN BE CHECKED OUT AT THE LINK BELOW
http://alpha.fdu.edu/~bender/NYsplash.htmlNIKE MISSILE SITES OF LONG ISLAND,NYC & TRI STATE AREA