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The Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex was a cluster of military facilities near Grand Forks , North Dakota that supported the United States Army 's Safeguard anti-ballistic missile program .. Safeguard. Safeguard Program. North Dakota. North Dakota. Stanley R. Mickelsen. Stanley R. Mickelsen. The complex provided launch and control for 30 LIM-49 Spartan anti-ballistic missiles , and 70 shorter-range Sprint anti-ballistic missiles .. LIM-49 Spartan. LIM-49 Spartan. Sprint. Sprint ( missile ). The deployment area of the complex covered the Minuteman launchers of the 321st Strategic Missile Wing , based at Grand Forks Air Force Base , North Dakota .. Minuteman. LGM-30 Minuteman. 321st Strategic Missile Wing. 321st Air Expeditionary Wing#Strategic Missile Wing. Grand Forks Air Force Base. Grand Forks Air Force Base. North Dakota. North Dakota. Under the terms of the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty , the US was permitted to deploy a single ABM system protecting an area containing ICBM launchers .. Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. ICBM. Intercontinental ballistic missile. The total of 100 launchers and 100 missiles was the maximum permitted under the treaty .. The site achieved initial operating capability on 1 April 1975 , and full operational capability on 28 September 1975 .. The complex was deactivated on 10 February 1976 , after less than a year of operation .. In December 2012 , it was purchased by the Spring Creek Hutterite Colony of Forbes , North Dakota , at auction for $ 530,000 .. North Dakota. North Dakota. Hutterite. Hutterite. The site was named for Stanley R. Mickelsen , a former commanding general of the U.S. Army Air Defense Command .. Stanley R. Mickelsen. Stanley R. Mickelsen. Air Defense Command. North American Aerospace Defense Command