Why were there nuclear missiles in what was to become a National Park?! World War 2 in Japan ended with the dropping of two atomic bombs. In the years that followed, technology evolved. In 1959 the Marin Headlands became the home to two sites containing defensive hydrogen bombs... Come visit Nike Site SF 88 in the Marin Headlands, open to the public every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM to learn about these direct descendants to the bombs that were dropped on Japan. #VictoryOverJapanDay #VJDay #GGNRA 📸: Golden Gate Park Archives Photo Description: Black and white photograph from 1970 – 1971 of a MP and their Belgian Shephard guard dog standing in-front of a large Nike Hercules missile pointed up towards the sky. California hillside in the background.