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Anti-Ballistic Missile / North Dakota Site #445671

NBC Evening News for Friday, May 02, 1969
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(Studio) anti-ballistic missile to protect 11 missile sites. 1st 2 are in North Dakota and MT.
REPORTER: David Brinkley

(Grand Forks, North Dakota) Minutemen sites open only for maintenance. Silos unmanned and protected by radar. Lid must be blown off to launch missile. Entire system costs $10 billion. All 3 test-fires in North Dakota fail, [Colonel Joseph HALL - says system designed to stand over impact.] [Farmer Harry ROLNAY - says thing may be dud.]
REPORTER: Robert Goralski

Reporter(s):
Brinkley, David;
Goralski, Robert
Duration:
00:04:50

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