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Within the lists of each country, missiles are ordered by designation and/or calling name (the latter being especially relevant for Russian/Soviet missiles). In some cases multiple listings are used, in order to provide cross-references for easier navigation. This is a list of missiles developed by a particular country; a list of Military rockets.
The French Air Force and French Navy retain aircraft-carried nuclear-tipped cruise missiles to fulfill the pre-strategic role (tactical-sized weapons used as "ultimate warning" before launching an all-out strategic strike). M51 SLBM (three variants : M51.1 from 2010; M51.2 from 2015; M51.3 projected from 2025 onwards)
AAM-N-4 Oriole. AASM. Abdali-I (Pakistani surface-to-surface Short-range ballistic missile) ABM-1 Galosh (NATO reporting name for the Russian/ USSR, Vympel A-350 surface-to-air Anti-Ballistic Missile) ABM-3 Gazelle (NATO reporting name for the Russian/ USSR A-135 surface-to-air Anti-Ballistic Missile) A-Darter.
Intercontinental ballistic missile. A US Peacekeeper missile launched from a silo. Minuteman III launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, United States of America on 9 February 2023. An intercontinental ballistic missile ( ICBM) is a ballistic missile with a range greater than 5,500 kilometres (3,400 mi), [ 1] primarily designed for ...
Missile mass Warhead/payload [clarification needed] Status First flight MIRV Mobility Accuracy 1 RS-28 Sarmat: Russia: State Rocket Center Makeyev: 18,000 km 208.1 tonnes [1] [2] 10,000 kg, [2] 10 * 1 Mt Active 2018 Yes Silo: N/A 2 BZhRK Barguzin: Russia: Votkinsk: 12,600 km 45-50 tonnes N/A Inactive N/A Yes Railroad N/A 3 R-36M2 Voevoda [Note ...
Mark 1 – "Little Boy" gun-type uranium weapon (used against Hiroshima). (13–18 kilotons, 1945–1950) Mark 2 – "Thin Man" plutonium gun design—cancelled in 1944. Implosion Mark 2 – Another Manhattan Project plutonium implosion weapon, a hollow pit implosion design, was also sometimes referred to as Mark 2. Also cancelled 1944.
Five are considered to be nuclear-weapon states ( NWS) under the terms of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). In order of acquisition of nuclear weapons, these are the United States, Russia (the successor of the former Soviet Union ), the United Kingdom, France, and China. Of these, the three NATO members, the United ...
Intercontinental ballistic missiles—ICBMs — guided missiles that form a key part of the nuclear deterrent forces of the United States, Russia, and China. Developed during the Cold War, ICBMs are large missiles, almost invariably fitted with nuclear warheads, designed to be launched from their home country and reach targets around the globe ...