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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 and the partial nuclear triad of France and Pakistan.
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]
- ^ Dinakar Peri. "INS Arighaat, India's second nuclear ballistic missile submarine, commissioned into service". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "How is China Modernizing its Nuclear Forces?". Center for Strategic and International Studies. Retrieved 26 October 2024.