Name
|
Year
|
Originator
|
Type
|
Initiating event
|
Countries under nuclear attack
|
NATO
|
Warsaw Pact
|
Neutral
|
Operation Deep Water
|
1957
|
NATO
|
Military exercise
|
Soviet invasion of the Dardanelles
|
Turkey
|
|
|
Seven Days to the River Rhine
|
1979
|
Warsaw Pact
|
War plan
|
NATO nuclear first strike on Poland and Czechoslovakia
|
Denmark, Italy, Netherlands, West Germany
|
Czechoslovakia, Poland
|
|
Proud Prophet
|
1983
|
United States
|
War game
|
Soviet chemical and biological attack
|
Belgium Denmark, France, Italy, Netherlands, West Germany, United Kingdom
|
Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Soviet Union
|
Austria
|
Able Archer 83
|
1983
|
NATO
|
Military exercise
|
Soviet chemical attacks
|
|
|
|
Nuclear weapons systems
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The table uses the following identifiers:
- — This country has a nuclear mission assigned to this delivery system.
- — This country does not have a nuclear mission assigned to this delivery system.
- — It is unclear if this country has a nuclear mission assigned to this delivery system.
- — This country is developing this delivery system with a nuclear mission enivisioned.
- ^ Kristensen, Hans M.; Korda, Matt; Johns, Eliana; Knight, Mackenzie (2025-01-02). "United States nuclear weapons, 2025". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 81 (1): 53–79. doi:10.1080/00963402.2024.2441624. ISSN 0096-3402.
- ^ Kristensen, Hans M.; Korda, Matt; Johns, Eliana; Knight, Mackenzie (2025-05-04). "Russian nuclear weapons, 2025". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 81 (3): 208–237. doi:10.1080/00963402.2025.2494386. ISSN 0096-3402.
- ^ Kristensen, Hans M.; Korda, Matt; Johns, Eliana; Knight, Mackenzie (2024-11-01). "United Kingdom nuclear weapons, 2024". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 80 (6): 394–407. doi:10.1080/00963402.2024.2420550. ISSN 0096-3402.
- ^ Kristensen, Hans M.; Korda, Matt; Johns, Eliana; Knight-Boyle, Mackenzie (2025-07-04). "French nuclear weapons, 2025". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 81 (4): 313–326. doi:10.1080/00963402.2025.2524251. ISSN 0096-3402.
- ^ Kristensen, Hans M.; Korda, Matt; Johns, Eliana; Knight, Mackenzie (2025-03-04). "Chinese nuclear weapons, 2025". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 81 (2): 135–160. doi:10.1080/00963402.2025.2467011. ISSN 0096-3402.
- ^ Kristensen, Hans M.; Korda, Matt (2022-01-02). "Israeli nuclear weapons, 2021". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 78 (1): 38–50. doi:10.1080/00963402.2021.2014239. ISSN 0096-3402.
- ^ Kristensen, Hans M.; Korda, Matt; Johns, Eliana; Knight, Mackenzie (2024-09-02). "Indian nuclear weapons, 2024". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 80 (5): 326–342. doi:10.1080/00963402.2024.2388470. ISSN 0096-3402.
- ^ Kristensen, Hans M.; Korda, Matt; Johns, Eliana (2023-09-03). "Pakistan nuclear weapons, 2023". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 79 (5): 329–345. doi:10.1080/00963402.2023.2245260. ISSN 0096-3402.
- ^ Kristensen, Hans M.; Korda, Matt; Johns, Eliana; Knight, Mackenzie (2024-07-03). "North Korean nuclear weapons, 2024". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 80 (4): 251–271. doi:10.1080/00963402.2024.2365013. ISSN 0096-3402.
- ^ Kristensen, Hans M.; Korda, Matt; Johns, Eliana; Knight, Mackenzie (2025-01-02). "United States nuclear weapons, 2025". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 81 (1): 53–79. doi:10.1080/00963402.2024.2441624. ISSN 0096-3402.
- ^ Kristensen, Hans M.; Korda, Matt; Johns, Eliana; Knight, Mackenzie (2025-05-04). "Russian nuclear weapons, 2025". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 81 (3): 208–237. doi:10.1080/00963402.2025.2494386. ISSN 0096-3402.
- ^ Kristensen, Hans M.; Korda, Matt; Johns, Eliana; Knight, Mackenzie (2024-11-01). "United Kingdom nuclear weapons, 2024". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 80 (6): 394–407. doi:10.1080/00963402.2024.2420550. ISSN 0096-3402.
- ^ Kristensen, Hans M.; Korda, Matt; Johns, Eliana; Knight-Boyle, Mackenzie (2025-07-04). "French nuclear weapons, 2025". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 81 (4): 313–326. doi:10.1080/00963402.2025.2524251. ISSN 0096-3402.
- ^ Kristensen, Hans M.; Korda, Matt; Johns, Eliana; Knight, Mackenzie (2025-03-04). "Chinese nuclear weapons, 2025". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 81 (2): 135–160. doi:10.1080/00963402.2025.2467011. ISSN 0096-3402.
- ^ Kristensen, Hans M.; Korda, Matt (2022-01-02). "Israeli nuclear weapons, 2021". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 78 (1): 38–50. doi:10.1080/00963402.2021.2014239. ISSN 0096-3402.
- ^ Kristensen, Hans M.; Korda, Matt; Johns, Eliana; Knight, Mackenzie (2024-09-02). "Indian nuclear weapons, 2024". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 80 (5): 326–342. doi:10.1080/00963402.2024.2388470. ISSN 0096-3402.
- ^ Kristensen, Hans M.; Korda, Matt; Johns, Eliana (2023-09-03). "Pakistan nuclear weapons, 2023". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 79 (5): 329–345. doi:10.1080/00963402.2023.2245260. ISSN 0096-3402.
- ^ Kristensen, Hans M.; Korda, Matt; Johns, Eliana; Knight, Mackenzie (2024-07-03). "North Korean nuclear weapons, 2024". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 80 (4): 251–271. doi:10.1080/00963402.2024.2365013. ISSN 0096-3402.