NATO Pershing II

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ballistic missile
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:West_Germany
1983 to 1991
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Martin_Marietta
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:diameter 1.1 meters
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1991
gptkbp:firstFlight 1976
gptkbp:hasArea conducted in the 1970s
gptkbp:hasConflictWith NATO-Warsaw_Pact_tensions
gptkbp:historicalImpact shaped_NATO's_nuclear_strategy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NATO Pershing II
gptkbp:influencedBy Soviet_missile_developments
gptkbp:introduced 1983
gptkbp:launched less than 30 minutes
computerized system
gptkbp:launchSite mobile ground launcher
vertical launch
forward operating bases
gptkbp:legacy influenced future missile defense policies
gptkbp:length approximately 16.5 meters
gptkbp:numberBuilt approximately 400
gptkbp:operationalRange 1,500 to 1,800 kilometers
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:NATO_forces
retired
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:NATO_nuclear_sharing
gptkbp:politicalPosition nuclear disarmament discussions
gptkbp:politicalRole increased_tensions_in_Europe
gptkbp:productionCompany 1970s
gptkbp:provides inertial guidance
gptkbp:publicPerception controversial weapon system
gptkbp:range up to 1,800 kilometers
gptkbp:relatedPatent Pershing missile family
gptkbp:retired 1991
gptkbp:retirementYear INF_Treaty_compliance
gptkbp:rival Soviet_SS-20
gptkbp:significance first U.S. missile deployed in Europe since 1960s
gptkbp:speed Mach 5
gptkbp:strategicGoals deterrence
gptkbp:successor Pershing III
gptkbp:targets 200 meters
military installations
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Intermediate-Range_Nuclear_Forces_Treaty
gptkbp:type nuclear
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:weight approximately 6,000 kg