Nike Hercules missile sits on the launcher at the SF-88 Nike Missile base at the Marin Headlands north of San Francisco.

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A decommisioned Nike Hercules missile sits on the launcher at the SF-88 Nike Missile base at the Marin Headlands north of San Francisco. Between 1953 and 1979 the Army operated 280 Nike sites in North America as a last line of defense against a foreign air attack. The SF-88 Launcher area is now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and is open to the public on a regular basis.

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Size: 3467px × 5201px
Location: marin headlands, golden gate national recreation area, california, united states
Photo credit: © Rick Pisio\RWP Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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