Cape Canaveral, Florida: April 21, 1962. The new version of the U.S. Army's Pershing ballistic missile is ready for firing at Cape Canaveral, Florida. As deployed in Germany, it will have nuclear capabilities, but will remain under the control of the U.S, Army command, due to restrictions under the German constitution regarding control of nuclear weapons.
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