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The BGM-109G "Gryphon" ground-launched cruise missiles were all destroyed (except a few for museums) as part of the INF treaty. The warheads were put into stor
by chiph 10y ago
The BGM-109G "Gryphon" ground-launched cruise missiles were all destroyed (except a few for museums) as part of the INF treaty. The warheads were put into storage.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1990/04/12/cruise-missile-drawdown-begins-at-us-air-base-in-west-germany/2ec6db6a-a062-4f91-bf1b-b8d63c667ce1/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1990/04/12/c...
The system used large off-road capable trucks and would drive to one of several pre-surveyed locations in preparation for launch.
Source: The 38th Tactical Missile Wing was at Wueschheim Air Station, just down the road from where I was stationed at Hahn. Also, a friend was a surveyor for the Army, who scouted locations for the Pershing II IRBM in the pre-GPS world.