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New video on a unique U.S. Army motorized infantry unit during the Cold War designed specifically to protect Pershing II tactical nuclear missile battalions in Germany

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Who Protected the U.S. Army’s Tactical Nukes?

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Kevin Hendrickson

Great video as usual! It would be interesting to compare this unit to something like the French Nuclear Gendarmerie, in terms of doctrine and organization

Timothy S Hennessey

I guarded nukes in Greece during the Cold War. They were the the warheads that were part of the Nkke-Hercules anti-aircraft missile system. We controlled the warheads and the Greeks were responsible for the missiles. Interesting times...