Pershing II missiles
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Pershing II missiles were U.S. intermediate-range, nuclear-armed ballistic missiles deployed in Europe during the Cold War and later dismantled under the INF Treaty.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pershing II missiles canonical | 1 |
| Pershing missile | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pershing II missiles Context triple: [INF Treaty, categoryEliminated, Pershing II missiles]
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A.
Scud missiles
Scud missiles are Soviet-designed short-range ballistic missiles that gained widespread notoriety for their use by Iraq to attack coalition and civilian targets during the Gulf War.
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B.
Trident nuclear missile system
The Trident nuclear missile system is the United Kingdom’s submarine-launched ballistic missile-based nuclear deterrent, carried by its Vanguard-class submarines as the core of its strategic defense.
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C.
Jupiter missile
The Jupiter missile was an early U.S. medium-range ballistic missile developed during the Cold War for nuclear delivery, notable for its deployment in Europe and role in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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D.
Minuteman III
Minuteman III is an American intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that has served as a key land-based component of the United States' nuclear deterrent since the 1970s.
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E.
Redstone missile family
The Redstone missile family comprises early U.S. Army short-range ballistic missiles and their derivatives, which played a key role in both military deployment and the beginnings of American crewed spaceflight.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pershing II missiles Target entity description: Pershing II missiles were U.S. intermediate-range, nuclear-armed ballistic missiles deployed in Europe during the Cold War and later dismantled under the INF Treaty.
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A.
Scud missiles
Scud missiles are Soviet-designed short-range ballistic missiles that gained widespread notoriety for their use by Iraq to attack coalition and civilian targets during the Gulf War.
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B.
Trident nuclear missile system
The Trident nuclear missile system is the United Kingdom’s submarine-launched ballistic missile-based nuclear deterrent, carried by its Vanguard-class submarines as the core of its strategic defense.
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C.
Jupiter missile
The Jupiter missile was an early U.S. medium-range ballistic missile developed during the Cold War for nuclear delivery, notable for its deployment in Europe and role in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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D.
Minuteman III
Minuteman III is an American intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that has served as a key land-based component of the United States' nuclear deterrent since the 1970s.
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E.
Redstone missile family
The Redstone missile family comprises early U.S. Army short-range ballistic missiles and their derivatives, which played a key role in both military deployment and the beginnings of American crewed spaceflight.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. military weapon system
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intermediate-range ballistic missile ⓘ nuclear missile ⓘ |
| accuracy | high accuracy with CEP of tens of meters ⓘ |
| armedWith | nuclear warhead ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Euromissile crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceiling | suborbital ballistic trajectory ⓘ |
| conflictRole | strategic bargaining tool in U.S.-Soviet arms control negotiations ⓘ |
| counterpart | Soviet SS-20 Saber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| deployedIn |
Europe
NERFINISHED
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West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deploymentBegan | 1983 ⓘ |
| deploymentConcept | forward-based nuclear strike capability in NATO ⓘ |
| deploymentEnded | late 1980s ⓘ |
| designedBy | Martin Marietta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | rapid reaction nuclear strike ⓘ |
| developedFor | NATO theater nuclear forces modernization ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Pershing I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 1 meter ⓘ |
| dismantledUnder | Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredService | early 1980s ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem |
inertial guidance
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radar terminal guidance ⓘ |
| introduced | 1983 ⓘ |
| launchPlatform | road-mobile transporter erector launcher ⓘ |
| length | approximately 10.6 meters ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Martin Marietta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass | approximately 7.4 metric tons ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf | NATO nuclear sharing posture ⓘ |
| propulsion | two-stage solid-fuel rocket ⓘ |
| range |
approximately 1100 miles
ⓘ
approximately 1800 kilometers ⓘ |
| retired | late 1980s ⓘ |
| retiredUnder | Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | theater-level nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | U.S. Army Field Artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageCount | 2 ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successorTo | Pershing IA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatyEnteredIntoForce | 1988 ⓘ |
| treatySigned | 1987 ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warheadType | W85 thermonuclear warhead ⓘ |
| warheadYield | variable yield up to approximately 80 kilotons ⓘ |
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Subject: Pershing II missiles Description of subject: Pershing II missiles were U.S. intermediate-range, nuclear-armed ballistic missiles deployed in Europe during the Cold War and later dismantled under the INF Treaty.
Referenced by (2)
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Pershing missile