List of nuclear triads

The following list of nuclear triads, deployed in 2024, includes all four countries known to possess them (United States, Russia, China and India). 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. India completed its nuclear triad in 2018^[1] and China in 2020.^[2]

United States

Further information: Nuclear weapons of the United States

Land

Weapon	Type	Warhead	Number of warheads	Delivery
LGM-30G Minuteman III	ICBM	W78 / W87[3]	400[4][a]	Ground silo

Sea

Weapon	Type	Warhead	Number of warheads	Delivery
Trident II D5	SLBM	W76-0/1/2, W88[3]	1920[5][b]	Ohio-class submarines

Air

Weapon	Type	Warhead	Delivery
AGM-86B/C/D	ALCM	W80-1[3]	B-52H Stratofortress
B61-7/11, B83-1	Unguided bomb	—	B-2A Spirit

Russia

Further information: Nuclear weapons of Russia

Land

Weapon	Type	Number of warheads	Delivery
RS-24 Yars	ICBM	772[6]	Ground silo / transporter erector launcher
RS-20V Voyevoda[c]	ICBM	340[6]	Ground silo
RT-2PM2 Topol-M	ICBM	78[6]	Ground silo / transporter erector launcher
Avangard missile complex	ICBM	7[6]	Ground silo

Sea

Weapon	Type	Number of warheads	Delivery
RSM-56 Bulava	SLBM	576[6]	Borei-class submarines
R-29RMU Sineva / Layner	SLBM	320[6]	Delta-III and Delta IV-class submarines

Air

Weapon	Type	Number of warheads	Delivery
Kh-55, Kh-102	ALCM	448[6]	Tupolev Tu-95MS
Kh-55, Kh-102	ALCM	132[6]	Tupolev Tu-160

India

Further information: Nuclear weapons of India

Land

Weapon	Type	Number of warheads	Delivery
Agni-I	SRBM	~20[7]	Transporter erector launcher / rail mobile
Agni-II	SRBM	~8[7]	Transporter erector launcher
Agni-III	IRBM	~8[7]	Transporter erector launcher / rail mobile
Agni-IV	IRBM	—	Transporter erector launcher/ rail mobile
Agni-V	ICBM	—	Transporter erector launcher / rail mobile
Prithvi-II	SRBM	~24[7]	Transporter erector launcher

Sea

Weapon	Type	Number of warheads	Delivery
Dhanush	ShLBM	~4[7]	Sukanya-class patrol vessels
Sagarika (K-15)	SLBM	12[7]	INS Arihant, INS Arighat

Air

Weapon	Type	Number of warheads	Delivery
Classified 20-kt bomb	Unguided bomb	~16[7]	Dassault Mirage 2000H
?	Unguided and laser guided bombs	~32[7]	SEPECAT Jaguar

China

Further information: Nuclear weapons of China

Land

Weapon	Type	Number of warheads	Delivery
DF-5A	ICBM	6[8]	Ground silo
DF-5B	ICBM	60[8]	Ground silo
DF-21A/E	MRBM	?	Mobile launcher
DF-26	IRBM	108[8]	Mobile launcher
DF-31	ICBM	?	Ground silo / transporter erector launcher
DF-31A	ICBM	24[8]
DF-31AG	ICBM	64[8]	Mobile launcher
DF-41	ICBM	84[8]	Ground silo / transporter erector launcher, rail mobile

Sea

Weapon	Type	Number of warheads	Delivery
JL-2, JL-3	SLBM	0 (for the JL-2), 72 (for the JL-3)[8]	Type 094 submarines

Air

Weapon	Type	Number of warheads	Delivery
DF-21[d]	ALBM	10[8]	Xi'an H-6N
?	Unguided bomb	10[8]	Xi'an H-6K

See also

• List of states with nuclear weapons

Notes

1. If authorized by the President, Minuteman III could carry up to two additional warheads.^[3]
2. Of them 1511 W76-1, 384 W88 and 25 W76-2.^[5]
3. Expected to be replaced by RS-28 Sarmat.
4. Reportedly, China also possesses CJ-10K and CJ-20 nuclear-capable ALCMs, as well as nuclear-capable YJ-21 ALBM delivered by Xi'an H-6K bomber.^[9]