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Nuclear Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 5 weapon systems and military equipment entries tagged Nuclear, grouped by category with images, specifications, conflict context, and sources.

5 weapon systems

3B11 nuclear projectile, 240 mm rocket-assisted nuclear projectile, Munitions

Munitions3B11 nuclear projectile240 mm rocket-assisted nuclear projectileSide: UnknownBuilt: Soviet defense industry / Soviet UnionThe 3B11 nuclear projectile was a Soviet 240 mm special-purpose mortar round developed for the M240 and 2S4 Tyulpan family. Reference sources describe it as one of the 240 mm projectiles created for the system alongside high-explosive, cargo, and incendiary rounds, and note that it used the 3M15 rocket motor to extend range.

9M730 Burevestnik, Nuclear-powered nuclear-capable cruise missile, Munitions

Munitions9M730 BurevestnikNuclear-powered nuclear-capable cruise missileSide: 🇷🇺 RussiaBuilt: Russian defense industry; Novator-associated facility and Russian nuclear design organizations linked in open-source reporting / RussiaThe 9M730 Burevestnik is a Russian nuclear-powered, nuclear-capable cruise missile intended for very long-range, low-altitude flight that could route around missile-defense coverage. Russia claimed a 14,000 km, 15-hour test in October 2025, but open-source analysts still treat the missile's propulsion details, safety record, basing concept, and operational fielding as uncertain.

Sazhenets, Soviet 203 mm nuclear shell, Munitions

MunitionsSazhenetsSoviet 203 mm nuclear shellSide: UnknownBuilt: Soviet defense industry / Soviet UnionSazhenets was a Soviet 203 mm nuclear shell for the 2A44 artillery family used by the 2S7 Pion and 2S7M Malka heavy guns. Reference sources describe it as an improved design over Kleshchevina, but published technical detail remains limited beyond its weight, caliber, and special-charge role in the Soviet nuclear artillery arsenal.

Trident II D5 fleet ballistic missile, Submarine-launched ballistic missile, Munitions

MunitionsTrident II D5 fleet ballistic missileSubmarine-launched ballistic missileSide: 🏳️ UnspecifiedBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe Trident II D5 is a U.S. submarine-launched ballistic missile built for strategic nuclear deterrence aboard Ohio-class and UK Vanguard-class submarines. The Navy describes it as a three-stage, solid-fuel, inertially guided missile with a 4,000 nautical mile range, while the D5LE refresh entered the Fleet in early 2017 to extend service life into the 2040s.

Delta III-class submarine, Ballistic missile submarine, Naval Systems

Naval SystemsDelta III-class submarineBallistic missile submarineSide: 🏳️ UnspecifiedBuilt: Sevmash / Soviet UnionThe Delta III-class submarine is the NATO reporting name for the Soviet Project 667BDR Kalmar, a nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine built at Sevmash in Severodvinsk. FAS says the class carried 16 R-29R missiles, could fire any number of missiles in a single salvo, and introduced a MIRV-capable Soviet SSBN design that remains a reference point for Russia's aging strategic submarine force.