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Kaluz
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February 26, 2010
Kaluz
added The Pyramid of North Dakota
The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense
The Safeguard Program was developed in the 1960s to shoot down incoming Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles. Built at a cost of 6 billion dollars in Nekoma, North Dakota, the site was a... »
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February 15, 2010
Kaluz
commented on The Pyramid of North Dakota
Sadly, the military decided to flood the facility before leaving (this was unkown to the natives until much later). There are some photos of some "rural spelunkers" who managed to get inside. Although the PAR radar site still keeps an eye on our neighbors to the north, it doesn't really do much beyond being an early warning system for Norad.
I should also point out that the reason that Nekoma closed was largely because the contractors knew the system wouldn't work.
Sadly, the military decided to flood the facility before leaving (this was unkown to the natives until much later). There are some photos of some "rural spelunkers" who managed to get inside. Although the PAR radar site still keeps an eye on our neighbors to the north, it doesn't really do much beyond being an early warning system for Norad. I should also point out that the reason that Nekoma closed was largely because the contractors knew the system wouldn't work.