"Los Angeles is surrounded by valleys, but there's only one Valley..."
Hush Money, by Peter Israel
Nukes on Oat Mountain

This photo reportedly shows the Nike Hercules missile installation on Oat Mountain above Chatsworth in the 1960s. It appears larger on this website about the history of Nike missiles, along with a note indentifying these warheads as nuclear. Thanks to reader Lou Marino for the pointer.
Posted February 1, 2006 06:49 PM








