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Jul. 07, 1959 - Army Constructs BMEWS Facilities for U.S. Air Force: High in the wind-whipped Arctic Circle, 1400 men are working around the clock constructing an electronic network that will warn the American people if an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is launched upon them. Known at the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (NMEWS), it is being installed by the U.S. Air Force with construction by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The system is designed to detect a missile in space 3, 000 miles and there by issue a warning of 15 minutes. The magnitude and complexity of the construction technology. Workmen raise steel frame for giant radar Antenna No. 9 BMEWS network. The electric power required for this base, in one of the world most remotes places, is similarto a small city

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1400 Antenna Ballistic Complexity Constructing Constructs Detect Electronic Facilities Installed Intercontinental Launched Magnitude Minutes Missile Network Radar Raise Required Warn Warning Workmen

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