Pershing II Weapon System was a solid-fueled two-stage medium-range ballistic missile designed and built by Martin Marietta to replace the Pershing 1a...
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the Pershing 1 system deployed in 1963 and the improved Pershing 1a deployed in 1969. The U.S. Army replaced the Pershing 1a with the Pershing II Weapon...
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Joseph Pershing (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948), nicknamed "Black Jack", was an American army general, educator, and founder of Pershing Rifles....
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NATO Double-Track Decision (section Pershing II)
to modernise NATO's LRTNF by deploying 108 Pershing II launchers to replace the existing American Pershing 1a missiles and an additional 464 BGM-109G...
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Pershing may refer to: John J. Pershing (1860–1948), U.S. General of the Armies MGM-31 Pershing, U.S. ballistic missile system Pershing II Weapon System...
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Pershing is a heavy tank, later designated as a medium tank, formerly used by the United States Army. It was used in the last months of World War II during...
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the United States and the Soviet Union and the anticipated arrival of Pershing II nuclear missiles in Europe, led some members of the Soviet Politburo...
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Jericho (missile) (redirect from Jericho II)
southeast of Tel Aviv. A request from Israel for 1,100 mile (1,770 km) range Pershing II medium range ballistic missiles was rejected by the United States for...
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the atmosphere. Maneuverable reentry vehicles, such as employed on the Pershing II and DF-21D, blur these lines, as they maneuver aerodynamically to ensure...
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California. Tensions increased when the U.S. announced they would deploy Pershing II missiles in West Germany, followed by Reagan's announcement of the U...
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taken in December 1979 by the military commander of NATO to deploy 108 Pershing II nuclear missiles in Western Europe with the ability to hit targets in...
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Pershing II missile. It was a variable yield device with a selectable yield of 0.3, 5, 10 or 80 kilotonnes of TNT (1, 21, 42 or 335 TJ). The Pershing...
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system that demands the RV be able to maneuver, as is the base in the Pershing II active radar homing system. The same systems may also be used to track...
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Union in Eastern Bloc European countries. The GLCM and the U.S. Army's Pershing II may have been the incentives that fostered Soviet willingness to sign...
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This Pershing missile bibliography is a list of works related to the Pershing 1 and Pershing 1a Field Artillery Missile Systems and the Pershing II Weapon...
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intermediate-range nuclear forces (INF), by replacing US Pershing 1a missiles with 108 Pershing II launchers in West Germany and deploying 464 BGM-109G Ground...
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Missile System, the Pershing 1a Field Artillery Missile System and the Pershing II Weapon System. Initial launches were from what is now the Eastern Range...
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Gryphon cruise missile (1983–1991) W85 for Pershing II MRBM and Pershing 1b SRBM (1983–1991) W86 for Pershing II MRBM Earth penetrating warhead option (cancelled...
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warheads were produced. They remain in US inactive inventory. Used on the Pershing II IRBM missile, the W85 warhead was a cylinder 13 inches (330 mm) in diameter...
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which includes a Northrop Grumman rocket motor, and conducted the test. Pershing II (similar range) Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon AGM-183 ARRW Hypersonic...
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General Edel works with the Americans at NATO on the deployment of Pershing II Weapon System missiles. Sylvester Groth as Walter Schweppenstette, Martin's...
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had 14 (1 operational) RSD-10 launch sites, NATO decided to deploy US Pershing II missiles and BGM-109G Ground Launched Cruise Missiles in Western Europe...
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States' Strategic Defense Initiative, its planned deployment of the Pershing II weapon system in Europe in March and April, and FleetEx '83-1, the largest...
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separable and divisible part of the weapon is that missiles such as the Pershing II and the SCUD are considered weapons of mass destruction, while aircraft...
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1980 1985 1990 2020 2025 Titan I Titan II Pershing 1a Pershing II Terran 1 Terran R Pershing missile launches Launch Complex 30 Launch Complex...
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for use on the Pershing II intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM). The W86 design was canceled in September 1980 when the Pershing II missile mission...
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Saber and the SS-18 Satan, and the decision of NATO to deploy the new Pershing II IRBM as well as the Tomahawk Ground Launched Cruise Missile, along with...
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775 kilometres (1,724 mi) OpFires – around 1,609 kilometres (1,000 mi) Pershing II – 1,770 kilometres (1,100 mi) PGM-19 Jupiter – 2,400 kilometres (1,500 mi)...
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There are a number of Pershing missile models of the Pershing 1 and Pershing 1a Field Artillery Missile Systems and of the Pershing II Weapon System. UA72077...
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million to redesign the bomb to enable the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II to carry the weapon internally by 2017. This version is designated Mod 12...
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