This military facility cost $34B in 2024 dollars. It was used for only 6 months in the 1970s in the anti-ballistic missile program. It's now used for blockchain mining.

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This military facility cost $34B in 2024 dollars. It was used for only 6 months in the 1970s in the anti-ballistic missile program. It's now used for blockchain mining.

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chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 9 months ago

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.

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