Pershing missile

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:rocket
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Army_Ballistic_Missile_Agency
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:U._S._Army's_European_Command
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:NATO_nuclear_sharing
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty discussions
U. S. military strategy in Europe
NATO's dual-key system
gptkbp:contract awarded in 1956
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1991
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Europe
gptkb:1976
gptkb:1990
1976 in West Germany
1990 in Europe
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Martin_Marietta
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:developer 1956-1960
gptkbp:diameter approximately 1 meter
gptkbp:enemy nuclear or conventional
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1960
gptkbp:guidance_system inertial guidance
gptkbp:historical_significance Cold War deterrence strategy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pershing missile
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:German_V-2_rocket_technology
U. S. Army's need for tactical nuclear weapons
gptkbp:is_aimed_at terminal guidance
gptkbp:is_designed_for tactical nuclear warfare
countering Soviet forces
gptkbp:is_involved_in NATO-Warsaw Pact tensions
gptkbp:is_tested_for gptkb:1989
numerous
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:railway_station
mobile launcher
ground-based
gptkbp:launched vertical launch
gptkbp:length approximately 8.5 meters
gptkbp:notable_feature mobile launch capability
gptkbp:number_built approximately 1,000
gptkbp:operational_area tactical strike
gptkbp:operational_range 1,500 km to 1,800 km
gptkbp:operational_status retired
gptkbp:origin gptkb:General_John_J._Pershing
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:NATO_forces
U. S. nuclear deterrent strategy
gptkbp:range gptkb:White_Sands_Missile_Range
up to 1,800 kilometers
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Army_Tactical_Missile_System
gptkb:ATACMS
gptkbp:retired gptkb:1990
gptkbp:retirement_year end of Cold War
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:rocket
gptkbp:speed Mach 5
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Pershing_II
gptkb:rocket
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:battle
gptkbp:weight approximately 4,000 kg