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Strategic Deterrence Weapons and Military Equipment

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

5 weapon systems

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.

Type 094 / Jin-class ballistic missile submarine, Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine class, Naval Systems

Naval SystemsType 094 / Jin-class ballistic missile submarineChinese People's Liberation Army Navy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine classSide: UnknownBuilt: Bohai Shipyard / ChinaThe Type 094 / Jin-class is a Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine class. Open-source defense references describe it as China's operational sea-based nuclear deterrent before the Type 096 successor, with boats built at Bohai Shipyard in Huludao and armed around the JL-2 SLBM family.

Borei-class submarine, Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), Naval Systems

Naval SystemsBorei-class submarineNuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN)Side: UnspecifiedBuilt: Sevmash / RussiaThe Borei-class submarine is Russia's Project 955/A nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarine family, built by Sevmash and designed by Rubin. NTI describes the class as 170 meters long, capable of 29 knots submerged, and armed with 16 Bulava SLBMs, while the improved Borei-A boats add quieter propulsion and updated control systems.

Delta IV-class submarine, Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine class, Naval Systems

Naval SystemsDelta IV-class submarineNuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine classSide: UnspecifiedBuilt: Sevmash / Soviet Union / RussiaThe Delta IV-class submarine is a Soviet-designed, Russian-operated nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine class built at Sevmash from 1985 to 1992. NTI says the Russian Navy still fields seven boats in the Northern Fleet, and the class carries 16 SLBMs plus 533 mm torpedo tubes.

Le Triomphant class, Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine class, Naval Systems

Naval SystemsLe Triomphant classNuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine classSide: UnspecifiedBuilt: Naval Group / FranceThe Le Triomphant class is France's four-boat nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine class, built by Naval Group and commissioned from 1997 to 2010 to carry the sea-based leg of France's deterrent. NTI says the submarines are based at Ile Longue, Brest, each carries 16 vertically launched M51 ballistic missiles, and can remain submerged for about 60 days.