Description: Description of Photograph This is an 8x12 inch Reproduction Photograph made from a high quality scan of the original. When evaluating the quality of the photo, please keep in mind that most photos in our collection were taken over 100 years ago. Title: Clear Air Force Station, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site II, One mile west of mile marker 293.5 on Parks Highway, 5 miles southwest of Anderson, Anderson, Denali Borough, AK Creator(s): Historic American Engineering Record, creator Related Names: United States Air Force Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Lincoln Laboratory Systems Research Group General Electric Sylvania Electric Baker Ford Patti-McDonald Empire Gas and Engineering Miller Brothers Bohannan Huston, Incorporated , contractor CH2M HILL , contractor Kaszynski, Gary , project manager Date Created/Published: Documentation compiled after 1968 Measured Drawing(s): 9 Data Page(s): 81 Photo Caption Page(s): 18 Notes: Significance: The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was constructed in 1958-61 in response to the threat of a potential Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attack from the Soviet Union (demonstrated by the October 1957 launch of Sputnik). BMEWS Site II at Clear AFS in Alaska was one of three radar sites (the others were located in Greenland and Britain) that covered the polar regions. Although BMEWS was an expansion of existing radar technology rather than a significant innovation, it represented a major engineering achievement. MBEWS was an important part of the deterrence strategy (Mutual Assured Destruction) developed by both sides in the Cold War. It provided a minimum of fifteen minutes advance warning for a nuclear counterstrike, but not a missile defense. BMEWS remained in operation throughout the remainder of the Cold War, although the technology became increasingly antiquated and difficult to maintain in later years. Survey number: HAER AK-30-A Building/structure dates: 1958-1961 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1980 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1981 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 2000 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 2001 Subsequent Work Subjects: Cold War weapons industry Defense industry military facilities radar antennas domes radars Place: Alaska -- Denali Borough -- Anderson Latitude/Longitude: 64.34417, -149.18694 Bookmark /ak0486/ Bookmark:ak0486 Bookmark:ak0486 Size Approximately 8x12 inches. Note: Some images may have white bars on the sides or top if the original image does not conform to the 8x12 dimensions. Want to purchase the Original? The original is not for sale. Return Policy We are so confident in the quality we provide that we back every order with a money-back guarantee! This means if you are not satisfied, for ANY reason, a refund will be given.(No need to return the photo) Quality This Photograph is a Archive Quality Reproduction created directly from the original photograph. Our laboratory uses premium DNP Dye-Sublimation Paper guaranteeing brighter colors, sharper whites, and prints that will last a lifetime. Shipping We have taken extra steps to ensure that your prints arrive to you safely and undamaged. We use extra thick, stay-flat envelopes to get your photos to you as quickly and as safely as possible. Source: Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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