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De Pershing II Wapensysteem was een tweetraps ballistische raket ontworpen en gebouwd door Martin Marietta ter vervanging van het Pershing 1a Field Artillery Missile System als het primaire nucleaire theaterwapen van het Amerikaanse leger. Het Amerikaanse leger verving de Pershing 1a door het Pershing II Weapon System in 1983, terwijl de Duitse luchtmacht Pershing 1a behield totdat alle Pershings in 1991 werden geëlimineerd. Het U.S. Army Missile Command (MICOM) beheerde de ontwikkeling en verbeteringen, terwijl de Field Artillery Branch de systemen inzette en tactische doctrine ontwikkelde.

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De Pershing II was a medium-range ballistic missile developed by Martin Marietta to replace the Pershing I as the primary nuclear-capable weapon of the United States Army in Europe. It had a range of 1,100 miles and a variable-yield W85 warhead that could be set from 5 to 80 kilotons. The Pershing II was designed to be more accurate and survivable than its predecessor, using a maneuverable reentry vehicle with active radar guidance and a two-stage solid propellant rocket engine.
The Pershing II was deployed in 1983 in response to the Soviet Union’s deployment of the SS-20 Saber missile, which had a longer range and two warheads. The Pershing II and the SS-20 were both eliminated under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty signed in 1987 by Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev.