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Uploaded by on Aug 14, 2006

Old ABM system, Safeguard
Spartan and Sprint clips

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  • Great system. But it was only going to defend the ICBM's, the people were on their own.

  • Nike Sprint goes from 0 to 3000 mph in 5 seconds.

  • Great video...i was crazy for rocket and missile tech when i was a kid. the Spartan, Sprint and "Galosh"ABMs were something unique for sure.

  • hell of speed ! same to LOSAT ATkM KEP

  • A little research on the interent shows Sprint with U.S. Army markings. I guess that the U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery had the ABM defense mission while the USAF had the offensive ICBM mission. The whole thing would have been a Joint Operation between the two services.

  • This vid and its commentary are brlilliant.

    There is not an extra word anywhere. Every single word tells its story. The cartoon of the Safeguard is accurate too,

    Nice job, Great missile.

    Weak strategy.

    Ever thus.

  • After the program was shut down around 1976 He brought home a 16 mm film about 30 minutes long from their library for me to show at school and to do a school report on. It was an amazing film and an amazing missile for its time. I still remember allot of the stats.

  • I am glad I found this video. My father passed away this past march. He worked at Martin Marietta here in Orlando. His first job was the heat shielding of the nose of this missile. He later trained and was transfered to the print shop, were he printed allot of the ( I guess you would call them Color Brochures or spec sheets) for the sprint.

  • HOO YA! go 7th SWS BAFB!! my home xD

  • Still one of my favourite you tubes.

    For info:

    1. PAR. Perimiter Acquisition Radar. ie Thule Alaska. Fylingdales in the UK. + some others. When the vid says 'at very long ranges' they meant it.

    MSR. Missile site radar.

    This was the onsite radar. Could steer the sprint missile even under nuke attack.

    Not bad for the sixties!

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