Most of the guided missiles officially mentioned so far by the armed services (e.g., the Air Force's Matador) have been obsolete or unsuccessful models. Last week the Army broke the precedent and talked guardedly about its Nike (rhymes with Ikey), a missile that really works.
The Nike (named after the Greek goddess of victory) is a ground-to-air rocket designed to blow the highest-flying bombers into junk. It is a slim, dart-shaped object which is launched from the ground by a "booster" that drops off after the missile has attained enough speed to continue under its own rocket power. Ground radars watch the...
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