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 (5)

Label Occurrences
MGM-31B Pershing II 1
Pershing II 1
Pershing II ballistic missile 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. military weapon system
intermediate-range ballistic missile
nuclear missile
accuracy high accuracy with CEP of tens of meters
armedWith nuclear warhead
associatedWith Euromissile crisis
ceiling suborbital ballistic trajectory
conflictRole strategic bargaining tool in U.S.-Soviet arms control negotiations
counterpart Soviet SS-20 Saber
linked to: SS-20 Saber IRBM
countryOfOrigin United States
deployedIn Europe
West Germany
deploymentBegan 1983
deploymentConcept forward-based nuclear strike capability in NATO
deploymentEnded late 1980s
designedBy Martin Marietta
designedFor rapid reaction nuclear strike
developedFor NATO theater nuclear forces modernization
developedFrom Pershing I
diameter approximately 1 meter
dismantledUnder Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
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
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
role theater-level nuclear deterrent
serviceBranch U.S. Army Field Artillery
stageCount 2
status retired
successorTo Pershing IA
treatyEnteredIntoForce 1988
treatySigned 1987
usedBy United States
usedIn Cold War
warheadType W85 thermonuclear warhead
warheadYield variable yield up to approximately 80 kilotons

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INF Treaty categoryEliminated Pershing II missiles
Arthur Rudolph workedOn Pershing missile
linked to: Pershing II missiles
W50 warhead usedOn MGM-31B Pershing II
linked to: Pershing II missiles
W50 warhead compatibleMissile Pershing II
linked to: Pershing II missiles
Euromissile crisis involvesWeaponSystem Pershing II ballistic missile
linked to: Pershing II missiles