LANCE
Death In A Flash
The Lance Missile was deployed with U.S. Army forces from 1972 - 1991, largely in West Germany.
It was also deployed with British, Belgian, Dutch, Italian and West German armies. More than 2,300 were purchased at a
cost of over $2 billion (in constant 1996 dollars). The Lance had a range of 3 to 78 miles (5 to 125 kilometers), although
its accuracy decreased at longer ranges. The Lance could carry either a conventional or a nuclear warhead. The nuclear
warhead, theW70, had a yield of 1 - 100 kilotons and was produced as both a standard fission and an enhanced radiation
(ER) weapon.
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