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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pershing missile | 1 |
| Pershing II | 0 |
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
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deployedIn |
Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Pershing missile