General cutaway showing Ajax components and multiple conventional-warhead positions. This illustrates the missile type associated with BR-15, not a site-specific structure.
Evidence, credit & reuse: Public-domain U.S. federal government diagram; federal DOE source identified in the report’s illustration credits. PDF index 170 (viewer page 171), printed page 167. Generic technical illustration, not a BR-15 plan. Full source report and uncompressed page render retained.
Source: U.S. Department of Energy diagram, Ordnance and Explosive Waste Records Search Report, DOE/RL 94-07 (January 1995), figure 6; reproduced by Lonnquest and Winkler, USACERL (1996).
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Nike Ajax Arming Mechanisms (2) Tunnel No. 4 w Handllng Loops Nose Warhead Center Warhead Aft Warhead The Nike Ajax had warheads in its nose, center, and tail sections. After the missile closed to within a specified distance of its target, it was detonated by remote control. 167
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Silent Grounds Collective, Nike BR-15: West Haven launcher and Orange control site, SGC-NIKE-027, NIKE-004, “Nike Ajax cutaway: general missile configuration.” Source: U.S. Department of Energy diagram, Ordnance and Explosive Waste Records Search Report, DOE/RL 94-07 (January 1995), figure 6; reproduced by Lonnquest and Winkler, USACERL (1996).. https://ed-thelen.org/ToDefendAndDeterTheLegacyColdWar.pdf#page=171. Research edition, accessed 2026-09-08.