THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE

U.S.A

List of all places with nuclear weapons

List of places:North Korea

RussiaUnited KingdomUnited States

CanadaChina IndiaIran

South AfricaIsrael

PakistanNOTE: The two most dangerous places though with nuclear

weapons were the United States and Russia.

The Minuteman III ICBM

This land based weapon weighs about 15,634 pounds.

The operational range for this weapon is about 13,000 kilograms.

The last year that this was deployed was in the year of 1970.

The length of this weapon is about 18.2 meters long and 1.85 meters in diameter.

The Titan II One of the more dangerous nuclear weapons. Cost about $3,160,000 to make. About 103 feet tall, about 10 feet in diameter,

weighed 339,508 pounds. This Missile was last flown on October 18, 2003. It has failed its launch and/or never reached its

target 5 times. One at the 23G base and 4 times at the ICBM base.

But it has made its target 101 times. 77 times at the ICBM base, 12 at the GLV base, and 12 times at the 23G base.

The RT-2UTTHZ

The RT- 2UTTH Z Topol M- It was a more recent Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles.

This missile was made on December 20, 1994

Weighs about 104,000 pounds, it is 74.47 feet long, with a diameter of 6 feet and 3 inches.

This weapon’s top speed was 10,800 miles per hour.

The missile is accurate to a distance of 200 meters.

The RT-2PM

This missile has been in service since 1988 and is still used today.

It weighs 99,000 pounds, adds up to a length of 71 feet long, and a diameter of 5 feet and 11 inches.

The speed of this missile is 25,344 miles per hour.

The accuracy of this missile is 200 meters. The operational range for this weapon is

about 6,500 miles.