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A 10 page paper discussing the usefulness of the Jupiter missile in ending the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Jupiter missile superficially appears to have a brief history, but it has been influential in several US initiatives. It was removed from service in 1964, but the lessons learned from it contributed significantly to the development of the US space program. It was a symbol of US presence in Italy and Turkey, as well as reflecting the cooperation of those governments with the US military at the time. Ultimately, it assumed a leading role in ending the stalemate between the US and the former USSR over what would happen in Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. Bibliography lists 23 sources.
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10 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KScubanMisTurkey.rtf
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The Jupiter missile superficially appears to have a brief history, but it has been influential in several US initiatives. It was removed from service in 1964, but the lessons
learned from it contributed significantly to the development of the US space program. It was a symbol of US presence in Italy and Turkey, as well as reflecting the
cooperation of those governments with the US military at the time. Ultimately, it assumed a leading role in ending the stalemate between the US and the former USSR over
what would happen in Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. What it Was Developed and produced for the Army by Chrysler
Corporation, the Jupiter missile "was a single-stage, liquid-fueled, rocket-powered (150,000 pounds of thrust) ballistic missile equipped with all-inertial guidance" (Jupiter, 1997). It was stored vertically on petal-shaped, "tactical, field-deployed
launchers" (Jupiter, 1997). With notice of no more than 20 minutes, the Jupiter could be "fueled and fired to an effective range of 1,500 nautical miles" (Jupiter, 1997).
The Jupiter was of the intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) class, originally assigned for development to both the Navy and the Army because of
its joint landbased and shipboard capabilities. Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson announced the development plans on November 8, 1955. This was during a time that the Cold
War was escalating seemingly of its own accord. Senator Joe McCarthy was leading a commission seeking out anti-American activity that effectively was little more than a political witch hunt.
Air raid drills were commonplace in public schools all around the country, and individuals everywhere seriously considered adding a bomb shelter to their property (Pont, 2001). Many people
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