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Back-Up Interceptor Control
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<p>Backup Interceptor Control (BUIC, /ˈbjuːɪk/) was the <a href="/facts/Electronic_Systems_Division/Ix0AUnGx">Electronic Systems Division</a> 416M System to backup the <a href="/facts/Semi-Automatic_Ground_Environment/qAPVULus">SAGE</a> 416L System in the United States and Canada. BUIC deployed <a href="/facts/Cold_War/spJdJQ3q">Cold War</a> <a href="/facts/Command%2c_control%2c_and_coordination_system/pARwlKa4">command, control, and coordination systems</a> to <a href="/facts/SAGE_radar_stations/53KGFm51">SAGE radar stations</a> to create dispersed <a href="/facts/NORAD_Control_Center/z12Suf2X">NORAD Control Centers</a>. </p> Back-Up Interceptor Control sites<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a><table><tbody><tr><th>Station</th><th>Location</th><th>BUIC I</th><th>BUIC II</th><th>BUIC III</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Baudette_AFS/m4eLlcsE">Baudette AFS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Minnesota/ncgVuC4Q">Minnesota</a></td><td></td><td></td><td>1968</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Belleville_AFS/yRlG8ouo">Belleville AFS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Illinois/MuPb1Ctn">Illinois</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Blaine_AFS/HfVTJ9EA">Blaine AFS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Washington_(state)/7tCrTFnN">Washington</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Boron_AFS/8DnVokdL">Boron AFS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/California/zLW2vdQJ">California</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Calumet_Air_Force_Station/cWaIvlR5">Calumet Air Force Station</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Michigan/bCurmfT2">Michigan</a></td><td></td><td></td><td>yes</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Cape_Charles_Air_Force_Station/aVNkhG9p">Cape Charles Air Force Station</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Virginia/g2kucGdn">Virginia</a></td><td></td><td>??</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Charleston_Air_Force_Station/Js2s9Gu4">Charleston Air Force Station</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Maine/7ww4UY8B">Maine</a></td><td>3/1963</td><td>3/1966</td><td>12/1969</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Naval_Air_Station_Fallon/5uBnvwLx">Fallon Air Force Station</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Nevada/HNWhCrQv">Nevada</a></td><td></td><td></td><td>yes</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Finland_AFS/YSrsXzTb">Finland AFS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Minnesota/ncgVuC4Q">Minnesota</a></td><td></td><td>yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Finley_AFS/NLLCPBHW">Finley AFS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/North_Dakota/9aNh8gAf">North Dakota</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Fort_Fisher_AFS/cWmjrKrf">Fort Fisher AFS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/North_Carolina/VhKNTULI">North Carolina</a></td><td></td><td></td><td>yes</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Fort_Meade_radar_station/XatdFTE1">Fort Meade radar station</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Maryland/tVy9fC1n">Maryland</a></td><td>yes</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Fortuna_Air_Force_Station/mgRNzEQo">Fortuna Air Force Station</a></td><td><a href="/facts/North_Dakota/9aNh8gAf">North Dakota</a></td><td>yes</td><td></td><td>yes</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Havre_AFS/U4Fuq0gT">Havre AFS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Montana/jPFKMuK5">Montana</a></td><td></td><td></td><td>yes</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Hutchinson_AFS/leFc1QC5">Hutchinson AFS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Kansas/koenIXmE">Kansas</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Keno_AFS/rAv4EMPF">Keno AFS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Oregon/4Uq446Ko">Oregon</a></td><td></td><td></td><td>yes</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Kirksville_AFS/Vz0HrnQm">Kirksville AFS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Missouri/wQ3VAb99">Missouri</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Makah_AFS/goHQSHSN">Makah AFS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Washington_(state)/7tCrTFnN">Washington</a></td><td>until 3/1966</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Manassas_AFS/z7grh5jc">Manassas AFS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Virginia/g2kucGdn">Virginia</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Montauk_AFS/aoRSuBsA">Montauk AFS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/New_York_(state)/mnl67G1G">New York</a></td><td></td><td>yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Mount_Laguna_AFS/YmcNJbTT">Mount Laguna AFS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/California/zLW2vdQJ">California</a></td><td></td><td></td><td>yes</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/North_Bend_AFS/Mrg4PDGv">North Bend AFS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Oregon/4Uq446Ko">Oregon</a></td><td>12/1962</td><td>yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/North_Truro_AFS/3vYR4Q3H">North Truro AFS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Massachusetts/9uumCbFI">Massachusetts</a></td><td>1963</td><td>9/1965</td><td>yes</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Olathe_AFS/R3I5fI4Q">Olathe AFS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Kansas/koenIXmE">Kansas</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Osceola_AFS/W6Wnx3VI">Osceola AFS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Wisconsin/XvyqH6vN">Wisconsin</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Othello_AFS/sLruDN7J">Othello AFS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Washington_(state)/7tCrTFnN">Washington</a></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Palermo_AFS/3sBdrUgT">Palermo AFS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/New_Jersey/pI5k19S7">New Jersey</a></td><td></td><td>10/1965</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Port_Austin_AFS/RX23L17f">Port Austin AFS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Michigan/bCurmfT2">Michigan</a></td><td></td><td>1965</td><td>1968</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Rockville_AFS/lVKNN1wj">Rockville AFS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Indiana/VRnvjXoQ">Indiana</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Saint Albans AFS</td><td><a href="/facts/Vermont/dcj3usCm">Vermont</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Saratoga_Springs_AFS/zykHKJep">Saratoga Springs AFS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/New_York_(state)/mnl67G1G">New York</a></td><td>until 1965</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Tyndall_Air_Force_Base/otBXkwEy">Tyndall Air Force Base</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Florida/cF245A3Q">Florida</a></td><td></td><td>yes</td><td>yes</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Watertown_AFS/4T9cCzlg">Watertown AFS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/New_York_(state)/mnl67G1G">New York</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Waverly AFS</td><td><a href="/facts/Iowa/taAwUvKE">Iowa</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/RCAF_Station_St._Margarets/Pg5KWkwt">RCAF Station St. Margarets</a></td><td><a href="/facts/New_Brunswick/SLTqCmM2">New Brunswick</a></td><td>yes</td><td>yes</td><td>yes</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/CFS_Senneterre/8o5sRmGY">CFS Senneterre</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Quebec/4hhNvb4t">Quebec</a></td><td></td><td></td><td>yes</td></tr></tbody></table>