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Chief among the sophisticated creations was the Advanced Inertial Reference Sphere (AIRS) guidance system, designed to help navigate a ballistic missile known as the MX Peacekeeper. Development of that missile first began in 1971, and built upon technological advances already made during the first 25 years of the Cold War. While the AIRS guidance system may look clunky and dated, the honing device is comprised of 19,000 individual parts, and helped to bring the accuracy of its precision down to just 130 feet

WNU Editor: These pictures are incredible .... The ‘brain’ of a US nuclear missile that would have guided the warhead to Moscow is revealed among incredible Cold War photos (Daily Mail).