SAM "NIKE AJAX": THE HISTORY OF CREATION AND PRINCIPLES OF WORK
The Cold War marked the beginning of the arms race. The USSR and the USA began to prepare for war using both conventional and the latest nuclear weapons. The Air Force was one of the first-strike forces, so the superpowers took a number of measures to counter the threat of an air attack. The US responded with the creation of the Nike-Ajax anti-aircraft missile system. The article is devoted to the history of the system creation, as well as its technical aspects.