Special ammunition storage facility in Büren

The Büren special ammunition depot was an ammunition depot and was located to the east of the East Westphalian city ​​of Büren in the Paderborn district in North Rhine-Westphalia . In it were nuclear warheads dumped. They were guarded by Belgian soldiers of 13e artillery Bataljon and the Dutch soldiers of the 435 InfBevCie / RVH American US in cooperation with the soldiers of the 5th USAAG and the 27th Ord Co .

The warheads for surface-to-air missiles of the Nike-Hercules system were stored .

From 1960 to 1976, W31 warheads were stored for the Honest John.

From 1977, W70 warheads were stored for the Lance.

See also

• Nuclear weapons in Germany

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.usarmygermany.com/Units/Ordnance/USAREUR_5th%20USAAG.htm
2. ↑ http://www.religte.com/nds_atom/luftwaffe.htm
3. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from April 18, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ http://www.atomwaffena-z.info/glossar/b/b-texte/artikel/376704f854/bueren.html

Coordinates: 51 ° 33 ′ 2.1 ″  N , 8 ° 38 ′ 3.5 ″  E