Nuclear warhead listing: France

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	yield
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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