I think its a joke.

"Phil Rhodes" wrote in message
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When I went to US Army Air Defense School in Fort Bliss in the 1960s (the
Marines couldn't afford such a school , all 'disabled' missles (HAWK and
NIKE are what I remember) were painted black and white. After I got posted
to a unit, all 'abled' USMC HAWK missles were olive drab.
And I don't know what a bitumen is....


"Alan Erskine" wrote in message
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"Mitchell Holman" wrote in message
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Do the markings on the bitumen mean the missile is disabled? ;-)