• Deadliest Nuclear Missiles

    1. R-36M2 – ICBM SATAN (Soviet Union/Russia)
    The R-36M (SS-18 Satan) is the world's longest range Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). The Satan is a weapon which caused a lot of concern for American military planners.


    Technical Specifications/Wiki Details

    Manufacturer- Yuzhny machine-Building Plant

    Weight- 209,600 kg

    Length- 32.2m

    Range- 16,000km

    Weight- 8.8t

    Speed- 7.9km/sec

    Diameter- 3.05m

    Warhead- Three Stage Fission-Fussion-Fission,over 20 Mt of TNT

    Detonation Mechanism- Airburst-Airbust

    Engine- Two-Stage Liquid Propellent

    Operational Range- 10,200-16,000 km

    Guidance System- Inertial, Autonomous

    Accuracy-220-700m CEP

    Launch System- Silo

     
    2. DF-41, DongFENG-41 or East wind-41 (China)
    DF-41 operational range could make the DF-41 the world's longest ranged missile, surpassing the range of the US Minuteman, which has a reported range of 13,000 km.


    Technical Specifications/Wiki Details
    Manufacturer- China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)

    Weight- ~80,000 kilograms

    Length- 21 metres

    Diameter- 2.25 m

    Warhead- possibly up to 10 MIRVs (single 1 Mt or MIRV with selectable 20, 90, 150, 250 kt)

    Engine- Three stage solid fuel rocket

    Operational Range- 12,000–15,000 kilometres

    Speed- Mach 25

    Guidance System- Inertial with BeiDou

    Launch System- Silo, road mobile

     
    3. UGM-133 Trident II – SLBM (USA/UK)
    The UGM-133A Trident II, or Trident D5 is a submarine-launched ballistic missile, built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Sunnyvale, California, and deployed with the US and Royal Navies.


    Technical Specifications/Wiki Details
    Manufacturer- Lockheed Martin Space Systems

    Weight- 59,000 kg

    Length- 13.579m

    Diameter- 2.11m

    Warhead- Multiple W88 or W76 thermonuclear weapons

    Engine- Three Solid-Fuel Rocket motors; First & second stage – Thiokol/Hercules solid-fueled rocket; third stage – United Technologies Corp. solid-fueled rocket

    Operational Range- With Full Load 7,840 kilometres ‘with reduced load 11,300 km

    Speed- 29,020 km/h

    Guidance system- MK 6 Astro-inertial guidance

    Steering System- Single Movable Nozzle Actuated by a Gas Generator

    Accuracy- 90-120m CEP

    Launch Platform-Ballistic missile Submarine

    4. R-29RMU Sineva (RSM-54), Russia - 11,547km

    R-29RMU Sineva, also known as RSM-54 (NATO code name: SS-N-23 Skiff), is a Russian third-generation, submarine-launched ICBM. The missile can be carried by Delta IV class submarines of the Russian Navy.


    Technical Specification/Wiki Details

    Manufacturer- Krasnoyarsk Machine-Building Plant

    Weight-40 tons

    Length-15m

    Diameter-1.9m

    Warhead-12

    maximum range- 11,547km during test

    Engine-Three-Stage Liquid Propellant

    Guidance System- Astro-inertial with GLONASS

     
    5. LGM-30G Minuteman III – ICBM (USA)
    The LGM-30 Minuteman is a US land-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), in service with the Air Force Global Strike Command. As of 2014, the LGM-30G Minuteman III version is the only land-based ICBM in service in the United States. The Minuteman was the first MIRV-capable missile.
     

    Technical Specification/Wiki Details
    Manufacturer- Boeing

    Weight- 36,030 kg

    Diameter- 1.67 m

    Warhead- W62 of 170 kt TNT

    Engine- Three solid-propellant rocket motors; First Stage ATK refurbished M55A1; Second Stage ATK refurbished SR-19; Third Stage ATK refurbished SR-73

    Operational range- 6000+ miles

    Flight Altitude- 700 miles

    Speed- 24,000 km/h

    Guidance system- Inertial

    Launch Platform- Missile Silo (MLCC)

     
    6. M51 SLBM -FRANCE
    The M51 SLBM is a submarine-launched ballistic missile, built by Astrium, and deployed with the French Navy.

    Technical Specifications/Wiki Details
    Manufacturer-EADS Astrium Space Transportation

    Weight- 52,000 kg

    Diameter- 2.3m

    Warhead- 6 to 10 TN 75 MIRV 107 kiloton (kt) (420 TJ),with penetration aids.

    Engine-Three stage Solid-fuel rocket(Ammonium perchlorate composite propellent)

    Operational Range- 8,000-10,000 km

    Guidance System- Astro-intertial guidance.Galileo Satellite navigation system

    Launch Platform- Triumphant class submarines
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