General Discussion

NickB79

(20,286 posts)

43. There's an old Nike missile base down the road from me

Sun Sep 15, 2013, 11:46 AM

Sep 2013

In the middle of bumfuck nowhere 30 miles south of St. Paul, Minnesota (near Northfield, if anyone knows where that is).

The old farmers by me say it was active back in the 50's through the 70's to shoot down incoming Soviet bombers that snuck over the North Pole to bomb the Twin Cities munition factories (lots of ammo was made for the military here back then, so we had strategic importance).

Now the thing just sits in the middle of cornfields, enclosed by wire gates, it's underground bunkers flooded with water.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

69 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Fucking Ridiculous ANYWHERE: Really? A Missile-Base in Vermont [View all] cali Sep 2013 OP

and people think... Takket Sep 2013 #1

Pretty obvious, isn't, to anyone with more than half a brain. pangaia Sep 2013 #22

Are you saying that the US does not need any missiles anymore? (nt) Nye Bevan Sep 2013 #2

I'm saying we don't need more missiles. cali Sep 2013 #3

The US doesn't need sulphurdunn Sep 2013 #7

Well, that's not entirely true Stargazer09 Sep 2013 #31

We already possess sulphurdunn Sep 2013 #38

Other countries are building their arsenals to defend against us,US. RC Sep 2013 #44

"Other countries are building their arsenals to defend against us,US." NCTraveler Sep 2013 #63

You do not get out much, do you? RC Sep 2013 #65

Get out often thank you. NCTraveler Sep 2013 #66

It depends on whether they have something we want. RC Sep 2013 #67

I am aware of all of that. NCTraveler Sep 2013 #68

No change from the original claim. It all fits together. RC Sep 2013 #69

I believe we have enough missiles already. dballance Sep 2013 #26

Missile bases aren't anything new in VT. On my way to St Albans... Cooley Hurd Sep 2013 #4

Unfortunately, Sen. Leahy is a big supporter of buying and basing F-35s in Burlington. n/t unhappycamper Sep 2013 #5

Nobody's going to shoot at us with an ICBM. rrneck Sep 2013 #6

I wouldn't be so certain Stargazer09 Sep 2013 #32

MAD worked in the twentieth century, it will work now. rrneck Sep 2013 #37

I don't think MAD comes into play wercal Sep 2013 #52

The logic is the same. rrneck Sep 2013 #54

I just don't see us nuking North Korea wercal Sep 2013 #55

When they knocked down the WTC the jingoism was palpaple rrneck Sep 2013 #56

I have no doubt a North Korean attack would lead us to bombing them wercal Sep 2013 #57

North Korea is not an extential threat, rrneck Sep 2013 #58

Well we disagree wercal Sep 2013 #59

It's okay to disagree. rrneck Sep 2013 #62

But the filthy rich must get filthier. It's the most important thing in the world. nt valerief Sep 2013 #8

Where should they be? treestar Sep 2013 #9

In a grave unhappycamper Sep 2013 #12

I can't speak for cali... ljm2002 Sep 2013 #13

Do you really think we can do without missile defense? treestar Sep 2013 #45

Your question was a non sequitur... ljm2002 Sep 2013 #46

Well then if the issue is where, why not Vermont? treestar Sep 2013 #47

Are you really that dense? ljm2002 Sep 2013 #48

Pick which it is treestar Sep 2013 #49

Up Raytheon's ass? L0oniX Sep 2013 #21

they shouldn't be anywhere. cali Sep 2013 #60

that's absurd. We have to have missile defense treestar Sep 2013 #61

military mtasselin Sep 2013 #10

Well, given the type of missiles you mentioned, MineralMan Sep 2013 #11

Put the Interceptors next to the Alberta Tar Sands. n/t formercia Sep 2013 #15

Well, that's in Canada, not the USA. MineralMan Sep 2013 #16

Sure it will. Why not? :>) pangaia Sep 2013 #27

Agreed Stargazer09 Sep 2013 #33

Well, I think the ICBM threat is steadily diminishing, MineralMan Sep 2013 #35

I live in Maine and wonder why our State wasn't chosen. formercia Sep 2013 #14

True. Maine would be even more appropriate. MineralMan Sep 2013 #18

I agree. Maine is much more of a threat ....to Canada. L0oniX Sep 2013 #20

There is some question about whether Canada actually exists. MineralMan Sep 2013 #23

Canada does in fact exist. pangaia Sep 2013 #39

Maine is being considered. Clown is Down Sep 2013 #24

Ah, OK. I guess this is still in the early planning stages. MineralMan Sep 2013 #25

according to the story... Clown is Down Sep 2013 #34

Thanks. I'll go have a look. MineralMan Sep 2013 #36

Because of the maple syrup, I expect. pangaia Sep 2013 #28

Here in Minnesota, the maple syrup industry would MineralMan Sep 2013 #30

Sorry you had such a bad year. pangaia Sep 2013 #40

It has to be built . . . another_liberal Sep 2013 #17

I agree, 100%. pangaia Sep 2013 #29

Breaking: Canada threatens to counter US agression with nuke missile base in Nova Scotia. L0oniX Sep 2013 #19

The attraction is people see this and think JOBS! Clown is Down Sep 2013 #41

Same shit, different decade... Thor_MN Sep 2013 #42

There's an old Nike missile base down the road from me NickB79 Sep 2013 #43

Why Vermont? TomClash Sep 2013 #50

No kidding gopiscrap Sep 2013 #51

Military Base Old Troop Sep 2013 #53

I don't know..."Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle" is pretty badazz. Good name for a band! didact Sep 2013 #64