NATO Nuclear Artillery Units
Belgium, Canada, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Turkey, and the United Kingdom provided artillery units trained in the correct handling and operation of nuclear weapons and in some cases specialist logistic and security units. Their allocated nuclear weapons were in the custody of US Army Artillery Groups (USAAG) with subordinate US Army Field Artillery Detachments (USAFAD) assigned to the national artillery units. The Groups were part of the 59th Ordnance Brigade.
At various times these artillery units operated:
- MGR-1 Honest John free flight rocket
- MGM-5 Corporal missile
- MGM-29 Sergeant missile
- MGM-52 Lance missile
- 8-inch (203 mm) howitzer M1, M15, M110, M110A1, M110A2 firing the W33 nuclear artillery shell
- 155 mm howitzer M109, M109A1, M109A2 and M109G firing the W48 nuclear artillery shell
- MGM-31 Pershing 1A missile was operated by the German Air Force
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