Current United States Nuclear Forces Guide

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The United States has several delivery vehicles currently deployed for it's nuclear arsenal as of 2009. These are the LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM, UGM-133A Trident II SLBM, B-52H Stratofortress Bomber, B-2A Spirit Bomber, and the Tomahawk SLCM Cruise Missile. Below is a listing of each delivery vehicle and a link to its full page explanation.

ICBM: Minuteman III

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SLBM: Trident II D-5

Bombers: B-52H Stratofortress

Bombers: B-2 Spirit

Theater/Tactical:Tomahawk Cruise Missile SLCM

History Archive:For historical American nuclear weapons delivery systems information, go here.

NOTE: The archive pages are no longer updated

ICBM Archive

SLBM Archive

Bomber Archive

Theater Archive

Links to Status of Forces

Nuclear Notebook: U.S. nuclear forces, 2009 (PDF). By Robert S. Norris & Hans M. Kristensen, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, MARCH/APRIL 2009
Status of Nuclear Weapons States and Their Nuclear Capabilities (Data as of March 2008)

FAS Strategic Security Blog

Briefing on US-Russian Nuclear Forces, April 27th, 2009.
United States Reaches Moscow Treaty Warhead Limit Early, February 9th, 2009.

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