Pershing II medium-range ballistic missile returns to CCAFS after renovations
By
Dylan Malyasov
Nov 8, 2020
Photo by Airman Thomas Sjoberg
The United States Space Force has announced that after nearly nine months of extreme restoration, one of only seven Pershing II surface to surface missiles in existence returned to its new home in Hangar C at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
According to a recent service news release, the Pershing II, a mobile intermediate-range ballistic missile, was transported into Hanger C on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, Oct. 29, 2020.
In 1987, after the signing of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, the United States and the Soviet Union had to eliminate all short to intermediate range ground launched missiles, including the Pershing II. Only seven of these missiles were allowed to remain as long as they were demilitarized and preserved for public display. The Pershing II in the Hangar C collection happens to be one of only four remaining with the original erector launcher included.
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