The Nation - News from Dec. 20, 1985
The Pentagon said it had successfully completed the first three operational tests of its intermediate-range Pershing 2 missile earlier this week at Cape Canaveral, Fla. The 35-foot missiles were launched Monday and Tuesday from Cape Canaveral to an ocean target area several hundred miles down range. Although the Pershing was extensively tested during its research and development phase, the tests this week were the first in a series of “operational efficiency” firings involving soldiers and missiles deployed to Europe.
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