Interesting. I was assuming Scuds or similar right?
Not sure exactly what kind they were or if they had SCUD’s in 1979, but they would be similar and they had enough range to hit the continental US. There was an estimated 2-3,000 russian troops there too. I can remember that Carter wasn’t happy that we had been lied to all along - and the confirmation was reported in the media.
My buddy got a meritorious mast for that mission.