TOP 10 Deadliest Nuclear Missiles in the world
1.R-36M2 – ICBM SATAN (Soviet Union/Russia)
Manufacturer : –Yuzhny machine-Building Plant
Weight : – 209,600 kg
Length : – 32.2m
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
Speed : –Mach 23 + or 29,000 km +
Guidance System : –Inertial,Autonomous
Accuracy : –220-700m CEP
Launch System : –Silo
2.DF-5/5A – ICBM (China)
Manufacturer : –Factory 211 (CapitalAstronautics Co.)
Weight : –183 Tonnes
Length : –36m
Diameter : –3.35m
Warhead : –1-3 MT yield Nuclear warhead
Engine : –Two Stage Liquid Propellent Rocket
Operational Range : –14,000-15,000 km
Guidance System : –Inertial + on-board computers
Accuracy : –500m CEP
Launch Platform : –Silo
3.UGM-133 Trident II – SLBM (USA/UK)
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.R29RMU2 Layner – SLBM (Russia)
Manufacturer-Krasnoyarsk Machine-Building Plant
Weight-40 tons
Length-15m
Diameter-1.9m
Warhead-12
Engine-Three-Stage Liguid Propellent
Guidance System-Astroinertial with GLONASS
5.RSM-56 Bulava – SLBM (Russia)
Manufacturer-Votkinsk Plant State Production
Weight-36,800 kg
Length-12.1 m
Diameter-2m
Warhead-6 re-entry vehicles with a yield of 150 kt each.Engine-Three stage ,solid-fuel rocket and liquid propellent rocket
Operational range-10,000 km
Guidance System-inertial guidance,Astro inertial guidance with GLONASS update
Launch Platform-Typhoon-class submarine
6.LGM-30G Minuteman III – ICBM (USA)
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)
7.RS-24 Yars – ICBM (Russia)
Manufacturer-Votkinsk Machine building plant
Weight-40,000 kg
Diameter-2m
Warhead-At least 4 MIRVs with 150-250 kiloton warheads
Engine-Solid
Operational Range-11,000 km
Speed-24,500 km/h
Guidance System-Inertial with Glonass
Accuracy-150-250 m
Launch Platform-Silo,road mobile TEL
8.RT-2UTTKh Topol-M – ICBM (Russia)
Manufacturer-Votkinsk machine Building Plant
Weight-47,200 kg
Length-22.7m
Diameter-1.9m
Warhead-Single 800 kt warhead
Engine-Three-Stage Solid-fuel rocket
Operational Range-11,000 km
Speed-7,320 m/sec(26,400 km/h)
Guidance System-Inertial with GLONASS
Accuracy-200 m CEP(Circular Error Probable)
Launch Platform-Silo,Road-mobile TEL
9.DF-31/31A – ICBM (China)
Manufacturer-Academy of Rocket Motors Technology (ARMT)
Weight-42 tonnes
Length-13m
Diameter-2.25m
Warhead-1 Thermonuclear weapon, 1 Megaton or 3 Nuclear (DF-31A) @ 20,90 or 150 kt each with MaRVs
Engine-Solid fuel Rocket
Operational Range-7,200-8,000 km(DF-31) and 11,200 km (DF-31A)
Guidance System-Astro-inertial guidance with Beidou Navigation Satellite system
Launch Platform-Silo,8 axle TEL
10.
M51 SLBM -FRANCE
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
Speed- Mach 25
Guidance System-Astro-intertial guidance.Galileo Satellite navigation system
Launch Platform-Triumphant class submarines
