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Asia Power Index
2024 Edition
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Ground‑based nuclear missile launchers

Launching platforms for intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBM), medium-range ballistic missiles (MRBM), short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM), and ground-launched cruise missiles (GLCM) containing nuclear warheads (2024)

This chart shows the distribution of countries based on their weighted score for ground-based nuclear missile launchers. Embed

Ground-based nuclear missile launchers

Launching platforms for intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBM), medium-range ballistic missiles (MRBM), short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM), and ground-launched cruise missiles (GLCM) containing nuclear warheads (2024)

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  • Indicators
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Year
Weighting × 1 Source Year
  • 1 +1 79.8 — United States
    400* 2024
  • 2 −1 65.5 Russia
    328* 2024
  • 3 32.7 China
    164* 2024
  • 4 22.6 North Korea
    113* 2024
  • 5 21.6 India
    108* 2024
  • 6 12.0 — Pakistan
    60* 2024
  • 27 0.0 — Australia
    — 2023
  • 27 0.0 — Bangladesh
    — 2024
  • 27 0.0 — Brunei
    — 2024
  • 27 0.0 — Cambodia
    — 2024
  • 27 0.0 — Indonesia
    — 2024
  • 27 0.0 — Japan
    — 2024
  • 27 0.0 — Laos
    — 2024
  • 27 0.0 — Malaysia
    — 2024
  • 27 0.0 — Mongolia
    — 2024
  • 27 0.0 — Myanmar
    — 2024
  • 27 0.0 — Nepal
    — 2024
  • 27 0.0 — New Zealand
    — 2024
  • 27 0.0 — Papua New Guinea
    — 2024
  • 27 0.0 — Philippines
    — 2024
  • 27 0.0 — Singapore
    — 2024
  • 27 0.0 — South Korea
    — 2024
  • 27 0.0 — Sri Lanka
    — 2024
  • 27 0.0 — Taiwan
    — 2024
  • 27 0.0 — Thailand
    — 2024
  • 27 0.0 — Timor-Leste
    — 2024
  • 27 0.0 — Vietnam
    — 2024
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