This is not a list of missiles in operational service by a particular country. Its short range missiles were transferred from the soviet union. The united states does not possess any groundlaunched missiles with 5005500kilometre ranges due to inf treaty limitations. Jfk secret doomsday map reveals cuba missile targets cnn.
Jul 12, 2016 the technical details of airtoair missiles are extremely complicated, but the concept is simple destroy your target before the target destroys you. Missilemap is designed to make it easy to see the relationship between missile range, accuracy, and warhead size. Below is a list of missiles, sorted alphabetically by name. List of indian missiles with range, prithvi, agni, brahmos. Section 4 weapons page 20 information sheet guns, zeppelin page 21 information sheet gas, tanks page 22 information sheet planes, torpedoes.
The cuban missile crisis was among the scariest events of the cold war. The missiles with the worlds heaviest payloads, the russian ss18 and chinese css4, are liquidpropellant icbms, and russia is developing a. The war, and its global reach, challenged manyanation to rise up and fight the axis spread, which was led by german leader adolph hitler in europe, and the empirical reach of. The united states is the world s dominant military power. The countries with the worlds most dangerous missiles interactive map author. Both the americans and soviets were sobered by the cuban missile.
Chemical and biological weapons china special weapons. President kennedys 1962 map of military targets during the cuban missile crisis goes up for auction, reminding us how close the world came to nuclear war. Rocket and missile system, any of a variety of weapons systems that deliver explosive warheads to their targets by means of rocket propulsion rocket is a general term used broadly to describe a variety of jetpropelled missiles in which forward motion results from reaction to the rearward ejection of matter usually hot gases at high velocity. With a focus on the longest range icbms, ranging from the m51 icbm in france to the ugm3 trident ii in the us, here are the top ten. These graphics display the missile activity and capabilities of countries around the globe, including missile ranges, missile testing patterns, and more. Declassified us nuclear targets future of life institute. Kennedy on the day the world almost erupted into nuclear war during the cuban missile crisis has emerged for sale 56 years later. It also has more than 400 submarinelaunched ballistic missiles slbms with ranges of at least 7,400 km. The mtcr seeks to limit the risks of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction wmd by controlling.
The sites were decommissioned and the missiles removed in 1965. Despite these obvious shortcomings, the book remains a valuable help to get to know each model and type of selfpropelled guided projectile for use on land, naval and antitank and antiaircraft warfare, including ballistic missiles, strategic and tactical alike, in use in the two blocs. The missile in this category with the longest range is the er scud. On the strategic value of ballistic missile defense ifri. Experts disagree on how many deliverable nuclear weapons north korea possesses, but more is known about other arsenals around the world. The direct motivation for soviet weapons development was to achieve a balance of power during the cold war.
Israels jericho 3, russias rs26 rubezh, the usas lgm30 minuteman iii, and chinas. But after it withdrew from the treaty in august 2019, us defense secretary mark esper said the united states would deploy groundlaunched intermediaterange missiles in asia sooner rather than later. As such, they can be seen as extensions of either artillery in the case of ballistic missiles or manned aircraft in the case of cruise missiles. For an alphabetical list by missile name, see the list of missiles. This list of missiles by country displays the names of missiles in order of the country where they originate were developed, with the countries listed alphabetically and annotated with their continent and defence alliance, if applicable. Atlas missile sites in colorado fall 2003 background the atlas e was one of the united states first operational intercontinental ballistic missiles. It is an informal political understanding among 35 member states that seek to limit the proliferation of missiles and missile technology. Missile range designations short 5,500 km range is not an intrinsic characteristic of a missile, since it depends on the payload. Launch missiles by right clicking on the ground with missile eggs to launch missiles to the opponents portal and shield. Conversion of shortrange antiship cruise missiles into landattack ones 9. The best airtoair missile in the world is now in service. Status of world nuclear forces federation of american. Only 5 nations can hit any place on earth with a missile. It is an improved version of the previous trident c4 with greater payload, range and accuracy.
Longest range intercontinental ballistic missiles icbm. Iran has the largest missile force in the middle east, consisting of more than a. Rocket and missile system strategic missiles britannica. Missile threat is a product of the missile defense project at the center for strategic and international studies. Please also check our more detailed, fully editable world map. List of important missiles in india and their range pdf. But while its arsenal of conventional strike assets contains some of the most sophisticated weapons in the world, much of its strategic nuclear triad forces are aging quickly. Iran has a wide variety of rockets and missiles that go from shortrange tactical systems, like multiple rocket launchers, to short and medium range artillery rockets, to cruise missiles and short and longrange ballistic missiles. The soviet union tested its first nuclear weapon rds1 in 1949. In cases where multiple nations have developed or produced a missile, it is listed under each significantly participating nation. Worldwide ballistic missile inventories arms control association. When in october 1962 the soviet union built missile. The national security archives recently published a declassified list of u. Jfk map used by us president during cuban missile crisis set.
Missilemap is an interactive data visualization by alex wellerstein, an assistant professor of science and technology studies in the college of arts and letters at the stevens institute of technology. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. Agni fire is a family of medium to intercontinental range ballistic missiles developed by india, named after one of the five elements of nature. These are the 4 missiles that can travel the farthest. Both superpowers used propaganda to try to win support overseas.
The military equipment of israel includes a wide array of arms, armored vehicles, artillery, missiles, planes, helicopters, and warships. Pdf world map from a different perspective, placing the american continent in the center. The 82 footlong missile was fueled by kerosene rp1 fuel and liquid oxygen, and was designed to carry a nuclear warhead. Until the sixday war of 1967, the israel defense forces principal supplier was france. R29rmu2 layner is one the worlds most powerful submarine launched ballistic missile that can carry 12 nuclear warheads with a maximum range of 12,000 km. Each arc is defined by two geographic points, and can have a color assigned. R29rmu2 layner derives its design from r29rmu sineva slbm. Trishul it is a short range surface to air missile. Castro had been working to align cuba with the powerful soviet union, which saw an opportunity to nurture a communist state a stones.
The r36m ss18 satan is the worlds longestrange icbm with a range of 16,000km. Nuclear weapons capability the heritage foundation. It can hit targets up to 1,000 kilometres away that puts all of south korea within range, as well as osaka, japans second. While the overall number of nuclear weapons in the world. If you run it on a server make sure you have commandblock enabled. The map below shows all 1,100 nuclear targets from that list, and weve partnered with nukemap to demonstrate how catastrophic a nuclear exchange between. German guided missiles of world war ii osprey publishing. Airborne boostphase ballistic missile defense the web site.
Apr 19, 2012 before india entered into the elite club with the thursday launch of agniv missile, only five countries the us, russia, china, france and britain had the capability to launch nuclear capable. Below is a map that shows the best estimates of which. Examples of this include radar, sonar, the atomic bomb, and ballistic missiles. Command midcourse and terminal semiactive radar homing. Bulletin of the atomic scientists and federation of american scientists pdf, office of the deputy assistant to. July 7, 2017 north koreas missile demonstrated a range of more than 4. Longest range intercontinental ballistic missiles ranked. Missiles and rockets volume, issues 114 page 148 noted in 1963 that t7 was originally a research rocket, adopted as an antiaircraft weapon. Snyder, the security dilemma in alliance politics, world politics, vol. Top 10 most powerful missiles in the world listamaze.
Warren air force base in cheyenne, wyoming, provided command and support facilities for the atlas sites. Hypersonic missile nonproliferation rand corporation. With fullcolour illustrations and detailed explorations of the stories behind the missiles, this study offers a comprehensive overview of german guided missiles in the world war ii era. Rocket and missile system weapons system britannica. For thirteen days in october 1962, the world held its breath as soviet nuclear missiles made their way towards cuba, defying american demands. Its ballistic missile force is expanding in both size and types of missiles, with china. Specialty it can carry 3 nuclear warheads at a time and drop it at 3 different locations. Hyder ali, the 18thcentury ruler of mysore, and his son and successor, tipu sultan used them effectively against the british east india company. The regime was formed in 1987 by the g7 industrialized countries. Two of the sites are used for commercial purposes, one is being converted into a residence, another has. Ballistic missiles are powered by rockets initially but then they follow an unpowered. Many of the countries that have heavily invested in missiles over the last two decades are in wellknown hotspots in asia and the middle east. The missile is deployed in the russian navy from 2014. The day showdown brought the world s two superpowers to the brink of nuclear war.
Cold war nuclear target lists declassified for first time. Any talk of weapons that won world war ii begins and ends with the atomic bombs dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki in august of 1945. This list of missiles by country displays the names of missiles in order of the country where they. April 2020 the number of nuclear weapons in the world has declined significantly since the cold war. Missilemap is an interactive data visualization by alex wellerstein, an assistant professor of science and technology studies in the college of arts and letters at the stevens institute of technology missilemap is designed to make it easy to see the relationship between missile range. If all nuclear weapons are counted, these states together possessed a total of approximately 15 395 nuclear weapons see. In 1962, fidel castros new communist regime was three years old. The countries with the worlds most dangerous missiles. Karl vick, world leaders condemn iranians call to wipe israel off the map. Minuteman missile fields in the united states minuteman missiles were deployed across the central and northern great plains region beginning in 1961. This visualisation will show connected arcs on a map.
This articles factual accuracy may be compromised due to outofdate information. Although not as wellknown as the v1 buzz bomb and the v2 missile, the first german missiles to see combat were antiship missiles, the henschel hs. The complexes were then sold to public and private owners. Irans types of i missiles are shown in figure 1 and figure 2, and their ranges are shown in map 1 and map 2. These missile are deployed by the united states and. The policy of brinkmanship meant going to the brink of war to make the other side back down. Before india entered into the elite club with the thursday launch of agniv missile, only five countries the us, russia, china, france and britain had the capability to launch nuclear capable. Gorodomlya g1 developed by a german team at gorodomlya island 57120. The areas in black denote deactivated missile wings, the areas in red denote the active missile wings. Please also check our more detailed, editable america. Strategic missiles represent a logical step in the attempt to attack enemy forces at a distance. Mysorean rockets were the first ironcased rockets that were successfully deployed for military use. Missile threat brings together a wide range of information and analyses relating to the proliferation of cruise and ballistic missiles around the world and the air and missile defense systems designed to defeat them. This factsheet does not list countries cruise missiles.
The 4 longest range missiles in the world business insider. Ballistic missiles are rocketpropelled weapons that travel by momentum in. Missilemap is an interactive data visualization by alex wellerstein, an assistant professor of science and technology studies in the college of arts and letters at the stevens institute of technology missilemap is designed to make it easy to see the relationship between missile range, accuracy, and warhead size. To join teams switch to gamemode 2 and walk into the. The 20 most powerful missiles in the world money inc. This crash project was developed partially with information obtained via espionage during and after world war ii. What are the top ten most powerful missiles in the world. World war 2 required a massive outpouring of manufacturing capabilities, giving rise to one of the world s largest industrial producers in the united states of america.
Central intelligence agency, unless otherwise indicated. The soviet union was the second nation to have developed and tested a nuclear weapon. List of active missiles of the united states military. Many of these are purchased overseas and many are indigenous designs. Missile defence as reinforcement of deterrence in the 21st century. For example, radio free europe broadcast radio programs about the rest of the world into eastern europe.
The world s nuclear missiles one of the problems with arms reduction talks is that secrecy makes it difficult to know with any certainty how many missiles and warheads individual. Rocket and missile system rocket and missile system strategic missiles. The first missile of the series, agnii was developed under the integrated guided missile development program igmdp and tested in. While the proliferation of ballistic missiles is an important problem, especially at a regional level, the issue relevant to a decision on the deployment of a us abm system is whether ballistic missiles in the developing world pose a threat to the continental us. A ballistic missile is one that is launched by a motor which then cuts off. Agni missiles are long range, nuclear weapons capable surface to surface ballistic missile. Currently top 10 intercontinental missiles in the the world are these. The us nuclear arsenal union of concerned scientists. Jul 05, 2017 and now, thats exactly what north koreas rogue communist regime has, making it the seventh country in the world to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles, or icbms. The cold war divides the world springfield public schools. Regional approaches to the role of missile defence in reducing. China is widely reported to have active programs related to the development of chemical and biological weapons, although essentially no details of these programs. The missile technology control regime mtcr is a multilateral export control regime. This paper will explain the events that led up to the deployment.
It was designed for the primary function of defending naval ships against any missile attack, although it can be used to intercept low flying targets on land also. Current public estimates give a combined total of 510 for these three bombs 100 deployed and 410 in storage, but no information on the individual bombs. Cuban missile crisis world history free pdf download. Modernization programs are underway, including a replacement for the ohioclass. Index database based on the illustrated encyclopedia of world missile systems by hajime ozu missile noncomparision tables by urban fredriksson the missile index designator listing by. United states minuteman missile wings 272kb pdf map showing the areas of the six minuteman missile wings on the central and northern great plains. Minuteman missiles were americas first solid fuelled intercontinental ballistic missiles icbms. Deputy assistant secretary of defense for nuclear and missile defense. Spacebased sensors, for example, can monitor, detect and track missile launches from locations almost anywhere on the globe they enjoy a. Additionally the arcs can be animated, with the pulsing animation being either at the start or the end of the arc.