The Hadès system was a short-range ballistic, pre-strategic nuclear weapon system designed by France as a last warning before the use of strategic nuclear weapons in a prospective Soviet invasion of Western Europe. Design began in July 1984 as a replacement for the tactical, road-mobile Pluton missile, with an initial plan to deploy 120 missiles. The system used a wheeled trailer and launcher, each carrying two missiles in containers, with an original range of 350 kilometers later increased to 450 kilometers, guided by an inertial platform that could be programmed to execute evasive maneuvers before hitting its target. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Weapon ClassShort-range ballistic missile 2 Introduced Year Classification
Service StatusSourced to the subject's own account Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category) In the Other Atlases
- Also in Business Atlas: Aérospatiale, manufactured by there.
Sources
1. Hadès (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q1418963 (P729 service entry): 1991Quote, Wikidata Q1418963 (P729 service entry): 1991
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1991.
2. Wikipedia: Hadès
3. Wikidata: Hadès
Wikidata Q1418963, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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