Scott Manley on Twitter: "Instead of increasing radar resolution, they increased the kill radius of the warhead by developing the Nike-Hercules with a 20kiloton W31 Nuclear warhead. The original Nike became known
![Bell telephone magazine . Army missile-men check antenna of ImprovedNike Hercules acquisition radar. Nike Hercules stands guard at defense pointsacross the U.S. and at many overseas bases.. Aerial view shows the Bell telephone magazine . Army missile-men check antenna of ImprovedNike Hercules acquisition radar. Nike Hercules stands guard at defense pointsacross the U.S. and at many overseas bases.. Aerial view shows the](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CNCE04/bell-telephone-magazine-army-missile-men-check-antenna-of-improvednike-hercules-acquisition-radar-nike-hercules-stands-guard-at-defense-pointsacross-the-us-and-at-many-overseas-bases-aerial-view-shows-the-layout-of-an-improved-nike-hercules-base-in-maryland-27-nike-2CNCE04.jpg)
Bell telephone magazine . Army missile-men check antenna of ImprovedNike Hercules acquisition radar. Nike Hercules stands guard at defense pointsacross the U.S. and at many overseas bases.. Aerial view shows the
![Transfer rocket launch site in Germany. General H. Schaper, Calmeyer by radar. These are the first NIKE Hercules Ant-Aircraft Guided Missile Site 1 Group Guided Weapons in Handorf. Date: October 10, 1961 Transfer rocket launch site in Germany. General H. Schaper, Calmeyer by radar. These are the first NIKE Hercules Ant-Aircraft Guided Missile Site 1 Group Guided Weapons in Handorf. Date: October 10, 1961](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2AW72T0/transfer-rocket-launch-site-in-germany-general-h-schaper-calmeyer-by-radar-these-are-the-first-nike-hercules-ant-aircraft-guided-missile-site-1-group-guided-weapons-in-handorf-date-october-10-1961-location-germany-keywords-transfers-launch-sites-radars-missiles-person-name-calmeyer-2AW72T0.jpg)
Transfer rocket launch site in Germany. General H. Schaper, Calmeyer by radar. These are the first NIKE Hercules Ant-Aircraft Guided Missile Site 1 Group Guided Weapons in Handorf. Date: October 10, 1961
![Nike Hercules Missile Tracking and Target Tracking Radars Control center. Battery site SF-88 #14 - YouTube Nike Hercules Missile Tracking and Target Tracking Radars Control center. Battery site SF-88 #14 - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ssY11Dujaog/mqdefault.jpg)
Nike Hercules Missile Tracking and Target Tracking Radars Control center. Battery site SF-88 #14 - YouTube
![5. Photocopy of photograph showing target tracking radar from 'Procedures and Drills for the NIKE Hercules Missile Battery,' Department of the Army Field Manual, FM-44-82 from Institute for Military History, Carlisle Barracks, 5. Photocopy of photograph showing target tracking radar from 'Procedures and Drills for the NIKE Hercules Missile Battery,' Department of the Army Field Manual, FM-44-82 from Institute for Military History, Carlisle Barracks,](http://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/habshaer/ri/ri0400/ri0411/photos/363280pr.jpg)