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Nuclear weapons used on strategic targets outside of battlefields
A strategic nuclear weapon (SNW) is a nuclear weapon that is designed to be used on targets often in settled territory far from the battlefield as part
Strategic_nuclear_weapon
Nuclear weapon designed for use on a battlefield
A tactical nuclear weapon (TNW) or non-strategic nuclear weapon (NSNW) is a nuclear weapon that is designed to be used on a battlefield in military situations
Tactical_nuclear_weapon
Weapons Convention and Chemical Weapons Convention. As of 2025[update], Russia's triad of strategic nuclear weapons, at approximately 2,832 weapons,
Russia and weapons of mass destruction
Russia_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
US Nuclear bomb
end of the Cold War. It is a low-to-intermediate yield strategic and tactical nuclear weapon featuring a two-stage radiation implosion design. The B61
B61_nuclear_bomb
First British operational high-yield strategic nuclear weapon warhead
Yellow Sun was the first British operational high-yield strategic nuclear weapon warhead. The name refers only to the outer casing; the warhead (or physics
Yellow_Sun_(nuclear_weapon)
Armed Forces operated a nuclear triad that deployed over 10,000 strategic nuclear weapons: 6,280 warheads assigned to the Strategic Rocket Forces' 1,334
Soviet Union and weapons of mass destruction
Soviet_Union_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
possess nuclear weapons, though only eight formally acknowledge possessing them. In order of first successful nuclear test, the world's nine nuclear-armed
List of states with nuclear weapons
List_of_states_with_nuclear_weapons
Type of explosive arms
development and deployment played a key role in the nuclear arms race. Strategic nuclear weapons are intended primarily as part of a doctrine of deterrence
Nuclear_weapons_delivery
States holds the second-largest arsenal of nuclear weapons (after the Russian Federation) among the nine nuclear-armed countries. Under the Manhattan Project
Nuclear weapons of the United States
Nuclear_weapons_of_the_United_States
Topics referred to by the same term
also refer to: Nuclear warfare Nuclear weapon Strategic nuclear weapon Tactical nuclear weapon A hyperbole by analogy to nuclear weapons, referring to
Nuclear option (disambiguation)
Nuclear_option_(disambiguation)
Pakistan's law enforcement agency responsible for protection of special nuclear materials
including both tactical and strategic nuclear weapons, as well as the security of nuclear facilities where these weapons and materials are produced and
Strategic Plans Division Force
Strategic_Plans_Division_Force
1991 Soviet Union–United States arms control treaty
implementation in late 2001 resulted in the removal of about 80% of all strategic nuclear weapons then in existence. Proposed by U.S. president Ronald Reagan, it
START_I
Military conflict that deploys nuclear weaponry
Nuclear warfare, also known as atomic warfare, is a military conflict or prepared political strategy that deploys nuclear weaponry. Nuclear weapons are
Nuclear_warfare
Set of three types of nuclear-strike standoff weapons
possesses weapons in a triad structure, but lacks true strategic range in all three 'legs.' The components of the nuclear triad While traditional nuclear strategy
Nuclear_triad
to possess nuclear weapons. Estimates of Israel's stockpile range from 90 to 400 warheads, and the country is believed to possess a nuclear triad of delivery
Nuclear_weapons_of_Israel
of nuclear weapons is the world's third-largest, estimated at 620 nuclear warheads as of 2026[update]. China was the fifth country to develop nuclear weapons
Nuclear_weapons_of_China
Preemptive attack using nuclear weapons
cripple another nuclear power's second strike retaliatory capacity. The preferred methodology is to attack the opponent's strategic nuclear weapon facilities
First strike (nuclear strategy)
First_strike_(nuclear_strategy)
test nuclear weapons. The UK is one of nine nuclear-armed states, and one of five recognized by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. As
Nuclear weapons of the United Kingdom
Nuclear_weapons_of_the_United_Kingdom
Indian ballistic missile
range nuclear weapon capable missile, already inducted into the country's arsenal, was successfully launched as a training exercise by the Strategic Forces
Agni_(missile)
Part of the post-WWII era and the Cold War
period, in addition to the American and Soviet nuclear stockpiles, other countries developed nuclear weapons, though no other country engaged in warhead
Nuclear_arms_race
Free-fall gravity nuclear bomb
strategic nuclear weapons with which the Royal Navy (RN) and the Royal Air Force (RAF) were equipped. It was the primary air-dropped nuclear weapon in
WE.177
Doctrines and plans for production and use of atomic weapons
Nuclear strategy involves the development of doctrines and strategies for the production and use of nuclear weapons. As a sub-branch of military strategy
Nuclear_strategy
Russian weapons systems announced in 2018
together the weapons provided Russia with a strategic capability that was impossible for America to intercept, restoring Russia's nuclear deterrence capability
Russian_super_weapons
Nuclear weapon control system
strategic nuclear weapon nuclear command and control (NC2) system, an Emergency Action Message (EAM) is a preformatted message that directs nuclear-capable
Emergency_Action_Message
ratified the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty in 1970. In 1950, the first US nuclear weapon entered Canadian soil when the US Air Force Strategic Air Command
Canada and weapons of mass destruction
Canada_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
Nuclear weapons design means the physical, chemical, and engineering arrangements that cause the physics package of a nuclear weapon to detonate. There
Nuclear_weapon_design
Type of international nuclear weapons policy
A "nuclear umbrella" is a guarantee by a nuclear-weapon state to defend a non-nuclear allied state. The context is usually the security alliances of the
Nuclear_umbrella
Military unit
Strategic Communications Wing 1 (STRATCOMWING ONE) is a nuclear command and control wing of the United States Navy, located at Tinker Air Force Base,
Strategic Communications Wing One
Strategic_Communications_Wing_One
nuclear weapons to defend themselves against an offensive assault from the Soviet Union. From 1945 to 1972 the government ran a clandestine nuclear weapons
Swedish nuclear weapons program
Swedish_nuclear_weapons_program
Weapon that can kill many people or cause great damage
A weapon of mass destruction (WMD) is a biological, chemical, radiological, nuclear, or any other weapon that can kill or significantly harm many people
Weapon_of_mass_destruction
has possessed nuclear weapons since 1964. It was the last to develop them of the five nuclear-weapon states recognized by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation
China and weapons of mass destruction
China_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
Indian government agency
The Nuclear Command Authority (NCA) is India's apex command-and-control structure for decisions concerning the use of India's nuclear weapons. It was
Nuclear Command Authority (India)
Nuclear_Command_Authority_(India)
to 1991, once hosted Soviet nuclear weapons and delivery systems on its territory. The former Soviet Union had its nuclear program expanded to only four
Ukraine and weapons of mass destruction
Ukraine_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
Act of eliminating nuclear weapons
Nuclear disarmament is the act of reducing or eliminating nuclear weapons. Its end state can also be a nuclear-weapons-free world, in which nuclear weapons
Nuclear_disarmament
develop nuclear weapons. As of 2026[update], India is estimated to possess 190 nuclear weapons. India previously developed chemical weapons, and is a
India and weapons of mass destruction
India_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
This timeline of nuclear weapons development is a chronological catalog of the evolution of nuclear weapons rooting from the development of the science
Timeline of nuclear weapons development
Timeline_of_nuclear_weapons_development
Soviet pathogen weaponization from 1920s to 1990s
city of millions such as New York City, and complemented Soviet strategic nuclear weapons. It remains unclear if the program operationalized delivery vehicles
Soviet biological weapons program
Soviet_biological_weapons_program
neutron initiator for the first British operational high-yield strategic nuclear weapon, Violet Club. glossary of British nuclear weapons Violet Club
Blue Stone (neutron initiator)
Blue_Stone_(neutron_initiator)
United States military command structure
at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, USSTRATCOM is responsible for strategic nuclear deterrence, global strike, and operating the Defense Department's
United States Strategic Command
United_States_Strategic_Command
Tactical nuclear weapons fired from the ground
Nuclear artillery is a subset of limited-yield tactical nuclear weapons, in particular those weapons that are launched from the ground at battlefield targets
Nuclear_artillery
High-speed missiles and projectiles
for a hypersonic weapon and was developed by German scientists in the 1930s, but was never constructed. The ASALM (Advanced Strategic Air-Launched Missile)
Hypersonic_weapon
Nuclear weapon
A nuclear gravity bomb is a nuclear weapon intended to be dropped from an aircraft, with no propulsion. It may be an unguided bomb or a glide bomb. This
Nuclear_gravity_bomb
State ability to develop nuclear weapons
develop nuclear weapons, without having actually yet done so. Nuclear latency can be achieved with solely peaceful intentions, but in some cases nuclear latency
Nuclear_latency
Two conferences between the United States and Soviet Union involving arms control
of strategic nuclear weapons. It was a continuation of the SALT I talks and was led by representatives from both countries. It was the first nuclear arms
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
Strategic_Arms_Limitation_Talks
International treaty
nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and to further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Treaty_on_the_Non-Proliferation_of_Nuclear_Weapons
Topic in nuclear warfare
Nuclear command and control (NC2) is the command and control of nuclear weapons. The U. S. military's Nuclear Matters Handbook 2015 defined it as the
Nuclear_command_and_control
UK nuclear weapons programme
Trident nuclear programme or Trident nuclear deterrent, covers the development, procurement and operation of submarine-based nuclear weapons in the United
Trident (UK nuclear programme)
Trident_(UK_nuclear_programme)
Energy released in nuclear weapons explosions
yield of a nuclear weapon is the amount of energy released such as blast, thermal, and nuclear radiation, when that particular nuclear weapon is detonated
Nuclear_weapon_yield
Crash of US Air Force bomber with nuclear warheads
safeguards meant to prevent that from occurring. One of its nuclear bombs was judged by nuclear weapons engineers at the time to have been only one safety switch
1961_Goldsboro_B-52_crash
Policy on use of nuclear weapons
forswears any of the strategic advantages of nuclear weapons, provided the enemy power does not possess or utilize any such weapons of their own. The concept
No_first_use
French short-range ballistic missile
short-range ballistic pre-strategic nuclear weapon system designed by France as a last warning before the use of strategic nuclear weapons in a prospective Soviet
Hadès
Cold War-era nuclear weapons control system
Cyrillic: 15Э601), is a Cold War–era automatic or semi-automatic nuclear weapons control system (similar in concept to the American AN/DRC-8 Emergency
Dead_Hand
Indian military appointment
for the management and administration of India's tactical and strategic nuclear weapons stockpile. The current Commander-in-Chief is Lieutenant General
Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command
Commander-in-Chief,_Strategic_Forces_Command
North Korea has the world's smallest stockpile of nuclear weapons, with an estimated 60 warheads and production of fissile material for six to seven warheads
North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
North_Korea_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
Ballistic missile designed for short-range use on the battlefield
biological, or nuclear warheads. Typically, tactical nuclear weapons are limited in their total yield compared to strategic nuclear weapons. Tactical ballistic
Tactical_ballistic_missile
US Navy strategic bomber flying boat
when the program was cancelled on 21 August 1959. Envisioned as a strategic nuclear weapon delivery system for the Navy, the SeaMaster was eclipsed by the
Martin_P6M_SeaMaster
A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either nuclear fission (fission or atomic bomb) or
Nuclear_weapon
American thermonuclear gravity bomb
The B83 nuclear bomb is an unguided variable-yield thermonuclear weapon developed by the United States during the late 1970s. Designed by Lawrence Livermore
B83_nuclear_bomb
Military strategy during the Cold War with regard to the use of nuclear weapons
fission weapons to thermonuclear weapons, and were extensively miniaturized for both strategic and tactical use. Nuclear weapons delivery was equally important
Deterrence_theory
of the five nuclear-weapon states recognized by the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). As of 2025[update], the stockpile country's nuclear forces, the Force
France and weapons of mass destruction
France_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
possess nuclear weapons. Pakistan is not party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Pakistan's arsenal is estimated at 170 nuclear weapons as of 2025
Pakistan and weapons of mass destruction
Pakistan_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
Topics referred to by the same term
for data storage professionals SNW1, a protein Strategic nuclear weapon, a nuclear weapon used on strategic targets snw, ISO 639-3 code for the Santrokofi
SNW
US strategic communications system
in nuclear warfare to maintain communications between the decision-makers (the National Command Authority) and the triad of strategic nuclear weapon delivery
TACAMO
Low-yield thermonuclear weapon
itself. The neutron release generated by a nuclear fusion reaction is intentionally allowed to escape the weapon, rather than being absorbed by its other
Neutron_bomb
estimates of the nuclear weapon stockpiles of various countries at various points in time. This article also shows the number of nuclear weapons tests conducted
Historical nuclear weapons stockpiles and nuclear tests by country
Historical_nuclear_weapons_stockpiles_and_nuclear_tests_by_country
Controlled detonation of nuclear weapons for scientific or political purposes
Nuclear weapons tests are experiments carried out to determine the performance of nuclear weapons and the effects of their explosion. Over 2,000 nuclear
Nuclear_weapons_testing
Submarine-launched cruise missile/surface-combatant-launched
The Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N) is a tactical nuclear weapon under development for the United States Navy since 2018. Proposed
Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile
Nuclear-Armed_Sea-Launched_Cruise_Missile
stationed various nuclear weapons and their delivery systems in South Korea between 1958 and 1991. South Korea actively pursued a nuclear weapons program from
South Korea and weapons of mass destruction
South_Korea_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
Nuclear weapon that can be transported in a suitcase
suitcase nuclear device (also suitcase nuke, suitcase bomb, backpack nuke, snuke, mini-nuke, and pocket nuke) is a tactical nuclear weapon that is portable
Suitcase_nuclear_device
made during the 1930s, the United Kingdom began the world's first nuclear weapons research project, codenamed Tube Alloys, in 1941, during World War
History_of_nuclear_weapons
U.S. base in Washington state
ballistic missile and other nuclear submarines as one of the U.S. Navy's four nuclear shipyards, one of two strategic nuclear weapons facilities, and the only
Naval_Base_Kitsap
Spread of nuclear weapons
Nuclear proliferation is the spread of nuclear weapons to additional countries, particularly those not recognized as nuclear-weapon states by the Treaty
Nuclear_proliferation
United States' arsenal of nuclear weapons post Cold War
States' arsenal of nuclear weapons following the end of the Cold War. As of 2025[update], it comprises approximately 3,700 nuclear weapons. During the Cold
Enduring_Stockpile
World's atomic warhead designs, 1945–present
are known to possess a nuclear triad, being capable to deliver nuclear weapons by land, sea and air. American nuclear weapons of all types – bombs, warheads
List_of_nuclear_weapons
country to develop and test nuclear weapons, after the United States and Soviet Union. and is one of the five nuclear-weapon states under the Treaty on
Timeline of strategic nuclear weapon systems of the United Kingdom
Timeline_of_strategic_nuclear_weapon_systems_of_the_United_Kingdom
Core of a nuclear implosion weapon
In nuclear weapon design, the pit is the core of an implosion nuclear weapon, consisting of fissile material and any neutron reflector or tamper bonded
Pit_(nuclear_weapon)
US Navy Fleet Ballistic Missile submarines
treaty's goal of limiting strategic nuclear weapons to the number already existing. The United States had deployed nuclear weapons aboard submarines for the
41_for_Freedom
the ratification of Chemical Weapons Convention (1996) and Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (1998). Over the issue of nuclear energy, Saudi Arabia has made
Saudi Arabia and weapons of mass destruction
Saudi_Arabia_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
Political slogan
can never have a nuclear weapon" is a political slogan of Israel's government and its international supporters regarding the nuclear program of Iran.
Iran can never have a nuclear weapon
Iran_can_never_have_a_nuclear_weapon
power of the weapon carried by the missile or weapon system, but in general, most high-alert missiles are armed with strategic nuclear weapons with yields
High-alert_nuclear_weapon
The nuclear weapons of the United States comprise the second-largest arsenal in the world, behind Russia. The US is only country to have used nuclear weapons
United States and weapons of mass destruction
United_States_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
US defense project
precision-guided conventional weapon strike anywhere in the world within one hour, in a similar manner to a nuclear ICBM. Such a weapon would allow the United
Conventional_Prompt_Strike
1996 International Court of Justice case
Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons [1996] ICJ 3 is a landmark international law case, where the International Court of Justice gave an advisory
Advisory Opinion on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons
Advisory_Opinion_on_the_Legality_of_the_Threat_or_Use_of_Nuclear_Weapons
South Africa pursued research into weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons under the apartheid government. South
South Africa and weapons of mass destruction
South_Africa_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
American ICBM
the U.S. nuclear triad, along with the Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) and nuclear weapons carried by long-range strategic bombers
LGM-30_Minuteman
terminate its programs of nuclear, chemical, ballistic missiles, and other efforts that could lead to internationally proscribed weapons of mass destruction
Libya and weapons of mass destruction
Libya_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
Doctrine of military strategy
security policy which posits that a full-scale use of nuclear weapons by an attacker on a nuclear-armed defender with second-strike capabilities would
Mutually_assured_destruction
Aspect of nuclear deterrence strategy
Nuclear sharing is a concept in deterrence theory in which a nuclear-armed country deploys nuclear weapons on the territory of a country that does not
Nuclear_sharing
German WWII long range missiles
particular set of long-range artillery weapons designed for strategic bombing during World War II, particularly strategic bombing and aerial bombing of cities
V-weapons
available, the names and number of nuclear warheads are given. The list excludes non-strategic (tactical) nuclear weapons. The United States and Russia, previously
List of current nuclear triads
List_of_current_nuclear_triads
Hypothetical climatic effect of nuclear war
explosive yield, nuclear weapons. As the winter hypothesis suggests that the replacement of the then Cold War viewed strategic nuclear weapons in the multi-megaton
Nuclear_winter
Aviation museum in Ukraine
According to the Ukrainian-American Agreement on the Elimination of Strategic Nuclear Weapons, in February 2006, at the Poltava military airfield, the last
Poltava Museum of Long-Range and Strategic Aviation
Poltava_Museum_of_Long-Range_and_Strategic_Aviation
U.S. military defense program (1984–1993)
MAD and render nuclear weapons obsolete. Elements of the program reemerged in 2019 under the Space Development Agency (SDA). The Strategic Defense Initiative
Strategic_Defense_Initiative
1949 Soviet nuclear bomb test
romanized: Pyérvaya mólniya, IPA: [ˈpʲervəjə ˈmolnʲɪjə]), was the first nuclear weapons test that was conducted by the Soviet Union. It was detonated on 29 August
RDS-1
2024 book by Annie Jacobsen
U.S. nuclear war planning, particularly a classified 1960 meeting at U.S. Strategic Command where military officials finalized plans for nuclear war against
Nuclear_War:_A_Scenario
American high-yield thermonuclear weapon
was a thermonuclear weapon deployed by the United States Strategic Air Command in the early 1960s. It was the most powerful nuclear bomb ever developed
B41_nuclear_bomb
List of incidents which could have led to a nuclear exchange
deployed both strategic and tactical nuclear weapons in Cuba, totalling 158 warheads. Of these, 80 were for use by the 9K52 Luna-M nuclear rocket artillery/short-range
Nuclear_close_calls
Nuclear weapons testing is the act of experimentally and deliberately firing one or more nuclear devices in a controlled manner pursuant to a military
List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests
2002 nuclear disarmament treaty between the U.S. and Russia
important element of the new strategic relationship" between the two countries with both parties agreeing to limit their nuclear arsenal to between 1,700
Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty
Strategic_Offensive_Reductions_Treaty
1961–2003 US nuclear strategy document
target sets against which nuclear weapons would be launched. The plan integrated the capabilities of the nuclear triad of strategic bombers, land-based intercontinental
Single Integrated Operational Plan
Single_Integrated_Operational_Plan
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