SS-20 Saber
missile
Also known as: Saber
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effect on U.S.-Soviet relations
- In 20th-century international relations: Renewal of arms control
…Soviet deployment of the new SS-20 theatre ballistic missile in Europe. In 1979 the Carter administration had acceded to the request by NATO governments that the United States introduce 572 Pershing II and cruise missiles into Europe to balance the 900 SS-20s. The European antinuclear movement, however, now officially patronized…
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intermediate-range ballistic missile
- In rocket and missile system: Multiple warheads
…were long-range descendants of the SS-20 Saber, an IRBM carried on mobile launchers that entered service in 1977, partly along the border with China and partly facing western Europe. That two-stage, solid-fueled missile could deliver three 150-kiloton warheads a distance of 3,000 miles with a CEP of 1,300 feet. It…
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