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Asia Power Index
2020 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 (2020)

Distribution of Asia Power Index countriesThis 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 (2020)

  • Rankings
  • Indicators
Rank Score Trend Country / Territory
Weighting × 1 Source Year
  • 1 100.0 — Russia
    492* 2020
  • 2 81.3 United States
    400* 2020
  • 3 36.2 China
    178* 2020
  • 4 12.4 Pakistan
    61* 2020
  • 5 11.0 India
    54* 2020
  • 6 9.3 North Korea
    46* 2020
  • 26 0.0 — Australia
    — 2020
  • 26 0.0 — Bangladesh
    — 2020
  • 26 0.0 — Brunei
    — 2020
  • 26 0.0 — Cambodia
    — 2020
  • 26 0.0 — Indonesia
    — 2020
  • 26 0.0 — Japan
    — 2020
  • 26 0.0 — Laos
    — 2020
  • 26 0.0 — Malaysia
    — 2020
  • 26 0.0 — Mongolia
    — 2020
  • 26 0.0 — Myanmar
    — 2020
  • 26 0.0 — Nepal
    — 2020
  • 26 0.0 — New Zealand
    — 2020
  • 26 0.0 — Papua New Guinea
    — 2020
  • 26 0.0 — Philippines
    — 2020
  • 26 0.0 — Singapore
    — 2020
  • 26 0.0 — South Korea
    — 2020
  • 26 0.0 — Sri Lanka
    — 2020
  • 26 0.0 — Taiwan
    — 2020
  • 26 0.0 — Thailand
    — 2020
  • 26 0.0 — Vietnam
    — 2020
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