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Great site. The DYE-2 and DYE-3 stations built on the glacier that they just abandoned remind me of something you'd see in a post apocalyptic movie or game. Th
by pnw 1y ago
Great site. The DYE-2 and DYE-3 stations built on the glacier that they just abandoned remind me of something you'd see in a post apocalyptic movie or game.
This video shows some explorers looking around inside. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMTTjVIMWoE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMTTjVIMWoE
My other favorite Cold War site is Safeguard, a 70's era anti-ballistic missile system that cost six billion and was only operational for six months. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_R._Mickelsen_Safeguard_Complex https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_R._Mickelsen_Safeguard...
- dboreham 1y agoIn-laws are from that immediate area. I've been inside the PAR which is still operational, and done some outside the fence viewing of the Nekoma site before it was decommissioned.
- fennec-posix 1y agoLove the almost alien building look that the Wikipedia article has as the main image. So very brutalist but ultimately for utility.