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.

  • Great_Leader_Is_Dead
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    9 months ago

    Thought he was just some real estate guy with a gambling addiction and a drinking problem?

    • GrouchyGrouse [he/him]
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      9 months ago

      I'm pretty sure his career was working for a DoD contractor before retiring and settling into a lifestyle of the things you mentioned.

      • Great_Leader_Is_Dead
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        9 months ago

        Looking it up, yeah he did some auditing for them but I don't think he was ever living in a missile silo in northern Nevada or anything