Nuclear warhead listing: France (original) (raw)

FRANCE

Nuclear warheads and applications

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 15 January 2002

weapon name	warhead designation	weapon type	stock entry	IOC	off alert	retire stock	warhead type	est. number built
AN-11	AN-11	NGB	1963	1964	1968	IP	40	60 kt
AN-22	AN-22	NGB	1967	IP	40	65 kt
AN-22	AN-22	NGB	1973	1988	IP	40	65 kt
S-2	MR-31	IRBM	1970	1971	1980	IP	20	150 kt
S-4	TN-35	MRBM	cancelled	TN?	0	~300 (x3 MIRVs)
M-1	MR-41	SLBM	1971	1972	~1978	BF	32	500 kt
M-2	MR-41	SLBM	1971	1974	~1981	BF	32	500 kt
Pluton	AN-51	SRBM	1973	1974	1993	IP	v	10 kt
Pluton	AN-51	SRBM	1973	1974	1993	IP	70	25 kt
AN-52	AN-52	NGB	1972	1991	IP	60	6.6 kt
AN-52	AN-52	NGB	1972	1991	IP	30	25 kt
M-20	TN-60	SLBM	1976	1977	TN	16	1.2 mt
S-3D Durcie	TN-61	MRBM	1980	1996	TN	20	1.2 mt
M-20	TN-61	SLBM	1977	1991	TN	70	1.2 mt
M-4A	TN-70	SLBM	1983	1985	(~2001)	TN	200	150 (x6 MIRVs)
M-4B	TN-71	SLBM	1985	1987	(~2005)	TN	300	150 (x6 MIRVs)
SX	TN-71?	MRBM	cancelled	TN	0	150 kt
S-45	TN-75	MRBM	cancelled	TN	0	110 (x MIRVs)
M-45	TN-75	SLBM	1995	1996	TN	300	110 (x6 MIRVs)
S-5	TN-76	MRBM	(2006)	TN?	0	(x6 MARVs?)
M-5	TN-76/100	SLBM	cancelled	TN?	0	(x6-12 MARVs?)
M-51	TN-76/100	SLBM	(2010)	TN?	0	(x6-12 MIRVs)
ASMP	TN-80	ASM	~1985	1986	TN?	18	300 kt
ASMP	TN-81	ASM	1988	TN?	62	300 kt
Hades	TN-90	SRBM	1990	not deployed	~1997	BF?	30	S
Hades	SRBM	cancelled	ER	0	~10 kt
ASLP	ALCM	cancelled	0	V--~3 to 200 kt?
ASMP+	ALCM	(2010)	0	V--~3 to 200 kt?

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