§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence what information he has about the capability of the Pershing II missile; and if he will publish such information on the missile's capability as may be revealed without compromising security.
§ Mr. BlakerThe Perching II missile is a mobile ballistic missile with a range of 1,800 kilometres. Each missile carries a single nuclear warhead. The missile has a flight time over its maximum effective range of approximately 14 minutes.