As part of this reduction, the Peacekeeper missiles would be taken off alert and inactivated.
Began retiring Peacekeeper missiles in 2001; squadron inactivated in 2005.
A hundred kilometres above their heads, the eight Peacekeeper missiles were nearing the edge of space.
The military estimates, for example, that maintaining the 50 Peacekeeper missiles that are retired under Start II will cost $1 billion through 2007.
The powerful MIRV-capable Peacekeeper missiles were phased out in 2005.
Not too much, and all done very quietly--a few bombers, a few subs, perhaps a few Peacekeeper missiles.
CEP is about 90-100 m for the Trident II and Peacekeeper missiles.
We will stop all new production of the Peacekeeper missile.
It uses the first three stages of the Peacekeeper missile, combined with a new upper stage.
The Peacekeeper missiles were officially deactivated on 19 September 2005.