Nike surface-to-air missile system (in coordination with U.S. Army)

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Cold War air defense network ground-based air defense system surface-to-air missile system

The Nike surface-to-air missile system was a U.S. Cold War–era ground-based air defense network designed to detect, track, and intercept enemy aircraft and later ballistic missiles, operated jointly by the U.S. Army and Air Defense Command.

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Label	Occurrences
Nike surface-to-air missile system (in coordination with U.S. Army) canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cold War air defense network ⓘ ground-based air defense system ⓘ surface-to-air missile system ⓘ
associatedWith	Army Air Defense Command (ARADCOM) NERFINISHED ⓘ North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) NERFINISHED ⓘ
component	Nike Ajax missile NERFINISHED ⓘ Nike Hercules missile NERFINISHED ⓘ fire control system ⓘ ground-based radar network ⓘ integrated command and control system ⓘ missile launch sites ⓘ
conflict	Cold War ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
deploymentType	defense of key military installations ⓘ defense of strategic industrial areas ⓘ fixed missile batteries ⓘ ring defenses around major cities ⓘ
designedFor	defense of U.S. cities ⓘ defense of strategic military targets ⓘ
developedBy	Bell Laboratories NERFINISHED ⓘ
developedFor	United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
era	Cold War ⓘ
guidanceType	command guidance ⓘ
hasVariant	Nike Ajax NERFINISHED ⓘ Nike Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ Nike Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ Nike-X NERFINISHED ⓘ Sentinel (Nike-related ABM concept) NERFINISHED ⓘ
interceptMethod	proximity-fuzed warhead detonation near target ⓘ
introducedAs	first operational U.S. guided surface-to-air missile system ⓘ
laterRole	interception of ballistic missiles ⓘ
notableFeature	integration of detection, tracking, and engagement functions ⓘ network of dispersed missile sites around urban areas ⓘ
operator	United States Air Defense Command NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army ⓘ
primaryRole	air defense ⓘ interception of enemy aircraft ⓘ
purpose	deterrence against Soviet bomber attacks ⓘ protection of North American airspace ⓘ
status	retired ⓘ
successor	Hawk surface-to-air missile system NERFINISHED ⓘ Patriot surface-to-air missile system NERFINISHED ⓘ
technologyDomain	guided missiles ⓘ radar-based fire control ⓘ
trackingMethod	ground-based radar tracking ⓘ
usedFor	air defense of selected overseas U.S. bases ⓘ continental air defense of the United States ⓘ

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Air Defense Command → usedMissileSystem → Nike surface-to-air missile system (in coordination with U.S. Army) ⓘ