The City of Heilbronn marked the 40th anniversary of a tragic incident on Saturday, honoring the memory of three U.S.

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.

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 ...