Nuclear missile warning system. IBM 7090 computer in use in the 1960s as part of the USA's Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS). The computer is located at Clear Air Force Station,near Anderson,Alaska,USA. It was designed BMEWS Site II. The radar equipment here was used to detect incoming sea-launched or intercontinental ballistic missiles. Alerts were then sent to North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command. Construction at this site began in 1959 and completed two years later. Photographed on 17 September 1965 | |
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