List of current nuclear triads

The following list of nuclear triads, deployed in 2024, includes all five countries known to possess them (United States, Russia, China, India and Pakistan). Where available, the names and number of nuclear warheads are given. The list excludes non-strategic (tactical) nuclear weapons.

The United States and Russia, previously Soviet Union, have been wielding their nuclear triads since the 1960s. Pakistan completed its nuclear triad in 2017, India in 2018 and China in 2020.

United States

+ Land Weapon Type Warhead Number of warheads DeliveryLGM-30G Minuteman IIIICBMW78 / W87400Ground silo

+ Sea Weapon Type Warhead Number of warheads DeliveryTrident II D5SLBMW76-0/1/2, W88 1920Ohio-class submarines

+ Air Weapon Type Warhead DeliveryAGM-86B/C/DALCMW80-1B-52H StratofortressB61-7/11, B83-1Unguided bombB-2A Spirit

Russia

+ Land Weapon Type Number of warheads DeliveryRS-24 YarsICBM772Ground silo / transporter erector launcherRS-20V VoyevodaICBM340Ground siloRT-2PM2 Topol-MICBM78Ground silo / transporter erector launcherAvangard missile complexICBM7Ground silo

+ Sea Weapon Type Number of warheads DeliveryRSM-56 BulavaSLBM576Borei-class submarinesR-29RMU Sineva / LaynerSLBM320Delta-III and Delta IV-class submarines

+ Air Weapon Type Number of warheads DeliveryKh-55, Kh-102ALCM448Tupolev Tu-95MSKh-55, Kh-102ALCM132Tupolev Tu-160

India

+ Land Weapon Type Number of warheads DeliveryAgni-ISRBM~20Transporter erector launcher / rail mobileAgni-IISRBM~8Transporter erector launcherAgni-IIIIRBM~8Transporter erector launcher / rail mobile Agni-IVIRBMTransporter erector launcher/ rail mobileAgni-VICBMTransporter erector launcher / rail mobile Prithvi-IISRBM~24Transporter erector launcher

+ Sea Weapon Type Number of warheads Delivery Dhanush ShLBM ~4Sukanya-class patrol vesselsSagarika (K-15) SLBM12INS Arihant, INS ArighaatK-4SLBM—INS Arighaat, INS AridhamanK-5SLBM—INS Arisudan, S5 Class Submarines

+ Air Weapon Type Number of warheads DeliveryClassified 20-kt bombUnguided bomb~16Dassault Mirage 2000H?Unguided and laser guided bombs ~32SEPECAT Jaguar

Pakistan

+LandWeaponTypeNumber of warheadsDeliveryNasrSRBM24Transporter erector launcherAbdali-ISRBM10Transporter erector launcherGhaznaviSRBM16Transporter erector launcherShaheen-ISRBM16Transporter erector launcherShaheen-IIMRBM24Transporter erector launcherShaheen-IIIMRBM —Transporter erector launcherGhauriMRBM24Transporter erector launcherAbabeelMRBM24Transporter erector launcherBabur-1GLCM 12Transporter erector launcher +SeaWeaponTypeNumber of warheadsDeliveryBabur-IIISLCM —Agosta-class submarine +AirWeaponTypeNumber of warheadsDeliveryRa'adALCM36Dassault Mirage III/VRa'ad-IIALCMDassault Mirage III/V

China

+ Land Weapon Type Number of warheads DeliveryDF-5AICBM6Ground siloDF-5BICBM60Ground siloDF-5CICBM?Ground siloDF-21A/EMRBM?Mobile launcherDF-26IRBM108Mobile launcherDF-31ICBM?Ground silo / transporter erector launcherDF-31AICBM24DF-31AGICBM64Mobile launcherDF-31BJICBM?Ground siloDF-41ICBM84Ground silo / transporter erector launcher, rail mobileDF-61ICBM?Mobile launcher

+ Sea Weapon Type Number of warheads DeliveryJL-2, JL-3SLBM0 (for the JL-2), 72 (for the JL-3)Type 094 submarines

+ Air Weapon Type Number of warheads DeliveryJL-1 ALBM?Xi'an H-6N?Unguided bomb10Xi'an H-6K

See also List of states with nuclear weapons

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