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Pluton

missile
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  • Lance ballistic missile
    Lance missile

    …the Lance were the French Pluton and a Soviet missile known to NATO as the SS-21 Scarab.

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    …the Lance were the French Pluton and a Soviet missile known to NATO as the SS-21 Scarab.

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  • tactical weapons system
    / Surface-to-surface systems

    Lance and the French Pluton, which have ranges of about 75 miles (120 km). These systems, which can deliver nuclear warheads, incorporate vehicles to launch the missiles and to house command and fire-control computers and other equipment.

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    Lance and the French Pluton, which have ranges of about 75 miles (120 km). These systems, which can deliver nuclear warheads, incorporate vehicles to launch the missiles and to house command and fire-control computers and other equipment.

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