Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex

The Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex (SRMSC) was a cluster of military facilities near Langdon, North Dakota, that supported the United States Army's Safeguard anti-ballistic missile program.

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Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex : brutalism

Insane boondoggle of a backstory. Basically a colossal waste of $6B taxpayer money ($34B in 2024 dollars) because it only operated for 6 months before being decommissioned as ineffective by Congress. Present activity is blockchain mining.

  • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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    8 months ago

    I found it in a r/brutalism tweet so I knew it was real. But my brain still asked itself "Maybe it's really AI art anyway?"

    It certainly doesn't seem real. It could also be from a sci-fi movie. Or if there were figures in black (or red) hooded robes - a 1970s horror movie.