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Ex Jupiter Missile Base

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Ex Jupiter Missile Base

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    Location: Gravina In Puglia, Bari, Apulia, Italy

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    1. Bosco Difesa Grande – Ex Jupiter Missile Base loop from Ambrosecchia

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    2. Bosco Difesa Grande loop from Gravina in Puglia

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    3. Ex Jupiter Missile Base loop from Ambrosecchia

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    April 12, 2025

    It was the end of the 50s when the Americans built on the Murgia – the only site in all of Western Europe – ten “Jupiter” missile bases to respond to the strategic superiority of the Russians. They were built starting from 1959 (and then dismantled in 1963, following the famous Cuban crisis) in Spinazzola, Gravina, Altamura, Bitonto, Matera, Irsina (Matera), Acquaviva, Gioia del Colle, Laterza and Mottola.
    All built in the same way: a triangle with rounded vertices where the missiles were positioned (one ready and two in reserve). In the center a small building for use as needed.
    Ghostly as it passes through the avenues it brings dark thoughts to the visitor.

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