Pershing Missiles

[sferrin]

Pershing 2 is the main reason for the INF. Consider all that the USSR gave up to get rid of them. (Yes, I know there were 464 Gryphons as well.) It's short time of flight, range, and accuracy could launch a decapitating strike. (Yet, for some reason, we've never worried about a Russian SSGN sitting off Virgina and doing the same with nuclear-armed, supersonic cruise missiles. No, the recent news doesn't count.)

 

[Forest Green]

Pershing 2 is the main reason for the INF. Consider all that the USSR gave up to get rid of them. (Yes, I know there were 464 Gryphons as well.) It's short time of flight, range, and accuracy could launch a decapitating strike. (Yet, for some reason, we've never worried about a Russian SSGN sitting off Virgina and doing the same with nuclear-armed, supersonic cruise missiles. No, the recent news doesn't count.)

Why does cruise missile air defence consist of around silos and important sites?

 

[sferrin]

Why does cruise missile air defence consist of around silos and important sites?

In the US? Air for the most part.

 

[Forest Green]

In the US? Air for the most part.

I imagine it consists of P-8As continually patrolling for subs before they launch and SOSUS.

 

[Dante]

is there any description about the maximum re-entry speed for p2?

 

[Grey Havoc]

On another note:

Martin Marietta MGM-31 Pershing

 

[NMaude]

is there any description about the maximum re-entry speed for p2?

I had a look around and it's low hypersonic (~M8.0).