Nuclear war plans

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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.
Global nuclear delivery systems, 2025
Basing Type                  
Reference [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Land Intercontinental ballistic missile                  
Intermediate-range ballistic missile                  
Medium-range ballistic missile                  
Tactical ballistic missile                  
Ground-launched cruise missile                  
Sea Submarine-launched ballistic missile                  
Submarine-launched cruise missile                  
Unmanned underwater vehicle                  
Air Air-launched ballistic missile                  
Air-launched cruise missile                  
Bombs                  
Global nuclear delivery systems, 2025
Basing Type                  
Reference [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]
Land ICBMs                  
IRBMs                  
MRBMs                  
TBMs                  
GLCMs                  
Sea SLBMs                  
SLCMs                  
UUVs                  
Air ALBMs                  
ALCMs                  
Bombs                  
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ 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.