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Role of the Jupiter Missile in the Cuban Missile Crisis

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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