XLIM-49 Nike-Zeus

Nike-Zeus was an anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system developed by the United States Army during the late 1950s and early 1960s that was designed to destroy incoming Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile warheads before they could hit their targets. It was designed by Bell Labs' Nike team, and was initially based on the earlier Nike Hercules anti-aircraft missile. The original, Zeus A, was designed to intercept warheads in the upper atmosphere, mounting a 25 kiloton W31 nuclear warhead. During development, the concept changed to protect a much larger area and intercept the warheads at higher altitudes. This required the missile to be greatly enlarged into the totally new design, Zeus B, given the tri-service identifier XLIM-49, mounting a 400 kiloton W50 warhead. In several successful tests, the B model proved itself able to intercept warheads, and even satellites.

MainWikipediaGalleryBibliographyTableSearch

1955 — 1966  Wikimedia, Wikidata
DM-15A; LIM-49 Nike-Zeus; Nike Zeus A; Nike-Zeus A; Zeus A
mass 4980 kilogram, length 13.5 metre, 
anti-ballistic missile, Project Nike, Western Electric, Bell Labs, Douglas, United States Army, 

XLIM-49A Nike-Zeus, 

​

Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

Frameless

Nike Zeus A test launch

Nike family 01

Nikezeus

Mt-Olympus Nike Zeus

NikeZeusA

Zeus TTR and DR at White Sands

Nike Zeus static display and test launch

Nike Missile Family

Nike Zeus test launch at White Sands

Nike family 02

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Nike Zeus A test launch		Commons
commons	image		Nike family 01		Commons
commons	image		Nikezeus		Commons
commons	image		Mt-Olympus Nike Zeus		Commons
commons	image		NikeZeusA		Commons
commons	image		Zeus TTR and DR at White Sands		Commons
commons	image		Nike Zeus static display and test launch		Commons
commons	image		Nike Missile Family		Commons
commons	image		Nike Zeus test launch at White Sands		Commons
commons	image		Nike family 02		Commons