The American Pershing ballistic missiles were a Cold War symbol. Equipped with nuclear warheads, they had a range of about 435 miles, and later, in the Pershing II variant, up to 1120 miles.

The 1980s deployment of US Pershing ballistic missiles in West Germany at the height of the Cold War prompted widespread demonstrations, with hundreds of thousands coming out in pacifist protest.

Involved are the Pershing 1 and Pershing 1-A missile systems and the host of allied items which make up the highly sophisticated 400-mile-range weapon. The mission, in a nutshell, is replacement ...

except sea-launched weapons The US had been concerned by the Soviet deployment of the SS-20 missile system in 1979 and responded by placing Pershing and cruise missiles in Europe - sparking ...

except sea-launched weapons The US had been concerned by the Soviet deployment of the SS-20 missile system in 1979 and responded by placing Pershing and cruise missiles in Europe - sparking ...