The Missile Site Radar was the control of the Safeguard system. It housed the computers and a phased array radar necessary to track and hit back at incoming ICBM warheads. The radar building itself is a pyramid structure several stories tall. Construction was begun in both Montana and North Dakota, but only the North Dakota site remains standing.

Feb 26, 2010 · Built at a cost of six billion dollars in Nekoma, North Dakota, the site was a massive complex of missile silos, a giant pyramid-shaped radar system, and dozens of launching silos for...

The Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex (SRMSC) was a cluster of military facilities near Nekoma, North Dakota, that supported the United States Army's Safeguard anti-ballistic missile program. [1]

May 14, 2020 · A mysterious pyramid, an abandoned missile field, and a survivalist’s underground bunker. These are what remains of the Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex — one of the most technologically advanced projects of the Cold War.

The obvious silhouette of the MSR is that of a pyramid yet, when the view is altered, it takes on the appearance of a Cyclops. The primitive theme continues as you study the monolithic intake and exhaust stacks (hardened against nuclear blast) of the underground power plant.

Nov 20, 2024 · Deep in the farmland of North Dakota sits an ominous and massive concrete pyramid, with large circles on all four faces. It wasn’t built by an ancient civilization or aliens; it was built by the...

With that being said, building a giant pyramid in North Dakota doesn’t sound all that crazy but it was still an ambitious project that wasn’t in use for very long. The Mickelsen Safeguard Complex was built in the 1970s, with its completion coming in October 1975. Despite the $140 million price tag, which is closer to $800 million these days ...

Jul 25, 2022 · The primary goals of this web site are to (1) provide an operational overview of the Safeguard ABM system and (2) document its single tactical deployment at the Mickelsen complex in North Dakota. This unofficial site has no connection to the United States Army.

It is now one of the most dramatic cold war monuments in the country, with its concrete remnants, including a monolithic radar pyramid, and rows of concrete stubs, resembling ancient Egypt in form and scale. The program cost around $2 billion.

Learn about the Pyramid of North Dakota, the Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site, and decommissioned missile sites.