Comparison of ICBMs explained

This is a comparison list of intercontinental ballistic missiles developed by various countries.

ICBMs by country

Legend for launch system status in below table:

width=20	S No.	Name	width=60	Operator	width=180	Manufacturer	data-sort-type="number"	Max range	data-sort-type="number"	Missile mass	Warhead/payload	width=80	Status	width=40	First flight	MIRV	width=150	Mobility	width=50	Accuracy (CEP)
1	RS-28 Sarmat	Russia	State Rocket Center Makeyev	18,000 km	208.1 tonnes^[1] ^[2]	10,000 kg, 10 * 1 Mt	Active	2018	Yes	Silo	N/A
2	BZhRK Barguzin	Russia	Votkinsk	12,600 km	45-50 tonnes	N/A	Inactive	N/A	Yes	Railroad	N/A
3	R-36M2 Voevoda^[3]	USSR	Yuzhmash	Yuzhny Machine-Building Plant	11,000 km (or 16,000 km with a single warhead)^[4]	211,400 kg	10 x 800 kt / 8730 kg	Unknown	1986	Yes	Silo	220 m
4	UR-100N UTTKh	USSR	Khrunichev Machine-Building Plant	10,000 km	105,600 kg	6 x 550 kt / 4350 kg	Active^[5]	1977^[6]	Yes^[7]	Silo	350-500m
5	RT-2PM Topol	USSR	Votkinsk Machine Building Plant	10,500 km	45,100 kg	800 kt	Active	1985	No	Road-mobile TEL	200–900 m
6	RT-2PM2 Topol-M	Russia	Votkinsk Machine Building Plant	11,000 km	47,200 kg	800 kt	Active	1994	No	Silo, road-mobile TEL	200 m
7	RS-24	Russia	Votkinsk Machine Building Plant	12,000 km	49,000 kg	3-4 300 kt	Active	2007	Yes	Silo, road-mobile TEL	150 m
8	R-29R	Russia	State Rocket Center Makeyev	6,500 km	35,300 kg	3*500kt	Active	1978	Yes	Delta III submarine	900 m
9	R-29RK	Russia	State Rocket Center Makayev	6,500 km	34,388 kg	7*100kt	Inactive	N/A	Yes	Delta III submarine	900m
10	R-29RL	Russia	State Rocket Center Makeyev	9,000 km	35,300 kg	1*450kt	Inactive	N/A	No	Delta III submarine	900m
11	R-29RM	Russia	Krasnoyarsk Machine-Building Plant	8,300 km	40,300 kg	4*200kt	Inactive	1982	Yes	Delta IV submarine	550m
12	R-29RMU Sineva	Russia	Krasnoyarsk Machine-Building Plant	11,547 km	40 300 kg	4*500kt	Active	2004	Yes (4)	Delta IV submarine	250-500m
13	R-29RMU2 Layner	Russia	Krasnoyarsk Machine-Building Plant	11,000 km+	40 000 kg	4*500kt	Active	2011	Yes (4)	Delta IV submarine	250m
14	RSM-56 Bulava	Russia	Votkinsk Plant State Production Association	8000–10000 km	36,800 kg	6 150 kt	Active	2005	Yes	Borei-class submarine	350 m
15	R-7 Semyorka^[8]	USSR	Soviet Academy of Sciences	12,000 km	280,000 kg	2.9 Mt of TNT	Inactive	1959	No	Launch pad	5,000 m
16	R-16	USSR	Khartron	11,000 km	141,000 kg	5 Mt	Inactive	1961	No	Silo	2,700 m
17	R-9 Desna	USSR	NPO Energomash Khartron	11,000 km	N/A	2.3 Mt	Inactive	1961	No	Silo	2,000 m
18	UR-100	USSR	Khrunichev Machine-Building Plant	10,600 km	41,400 kg	1 Mt	Inactive	1966	No	Silo	N/A
19	RT-2	USSR		10,186 km	34,000 kg	600 kt	Inactive	1968	No	Silo
20	MR-UR-100 Sotka	USSR	Yuzhny Machine-Building Plant	10,250 km	71,200 kg	4×0.4 Mt	Inactive	1971	Yes	Silo
21	RT-23 Molodets	USSR	Yuzhnoye Design Bureau	10,450 km	104,500 kg	10 x 550 kT	Inactive	1986	Yes (10)	Silo, Railroad	150–250 m
22	R-29	USSR	State Rocket Center Makayev	7,700 km			Inactive	1969	No	Delta I submarine
23	R-39 Rif	USSR	Zlatoust Machine-Building Plant	8,300 km	84,000 kg	10 x 100–200 kT	Inactive	1983	Yes	Typhoon-class submarine	N/A
24	Minuteman III	US	Boeing	13,000 km	35,300 kg	3 300 kt of TNT	(US$) 7 mil -->	Active	1970	Yes	Silo	200 m
25		US	Lockheed Martin Space Systems	7,400 km	33,142 kg	8 100 kt	Inactive	1977	Yes		380 m <
26	Atlas^[9]	US	Consolidated Vultee Aircraft (Convair)	14,500 km			Inactive	1959	No
27	Titan I	US	Glenn L. Martin Company	10,200 km	105,140 kg	3.75 Mt	Inactive	1959	No	Silo
28	Titan II	US	Glenn L. Martin Company	15,000 km	154,000 kg	9 Mt	Inactive	1962	No	Silo
29	Minuteman I	US	Boeing			1.2 Mt	Inactive	1961	No	Silo	200 m
30	Minuteman II	US	Boeing			1.2 Mt	Inactive	1965	No	Silo
31	LGM-118 Peacekeeper	US	Boeing, Martin Marietta, TRW,	14,000 km	96,750 kg	10 300 kt	Inactive	1983	Yes	Silo	120 m
32	Midgetman	US	Martin Marietta	11,000 km	13,600 kg	475 kT	Inactive	1992	No	Small ICBM Hard Mobile Launcher^[10]	90 m
33	Trident II	United Kingdom and United States	Lockheed Martin Space Systems	11,300 km+	58,500 kg	8 475 kt or 14 * 100 kt	(US$) 30.9 mil -->	Active	1987	Yes	Ohio-class and s	90–120 m
34	M4	France	EADS SPACE Transportation	5,000 km	36,000 kg	6 150 kt	Inactive	1985	Yes	Le Redoutable-class submarine
35	M45	France	Aérospatiale/EADS SPACE Transportation	6,000 km	35,000 kg	6110 kt TNT	Active	1986	Yes		350 m
36	M51.1	France	EADS Astrium Space Transportation	10,000 km (or more)	52,000 kg	6 to 10 100 kt of TNT	Active	2006	Yes	Triomphant-class submarine	150-200m
37	M51.2	France	EADS Astrium Space Transportation	10,000 km (or more)	52,000 kg	6 to 10 150kt of TNT (new Tête nucléaire océanique)	Under development		Yes	Triomphant-class submarine
38	DF-5	China	China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology	12,000 km	183,000 kg	4 Mt	Unknown	1971	No	Silo	1,000 m
39	DF-5A	China	China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology	15,000 km	183,000 kg	5 Mt	Active	1983	No	Silo	1,000 m
40	DF-5B	China	China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology	15,000 km	183,000 kg	3 to 8	Active	2015	Yes	Silo	800m
40	DF-5C	China	China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology	15,000 km	183,000 kg	10 * 1 Mt	Active	2015	Yes	Silo	800m
41	DF-4	China	Factory 211 (Capital Astronautics Co.)	7,000 km	82,000 kg	3.3 Mt	Inactive	1975	No	Silo	1,500 m
41	DF-4A	China	Factory 211 (Capital Astronautics Co.)	7,000 km	82,000 kg	3*1 Mt	Inactive	1975	Yes	Silo	1,500 m
42	DF-31	China	Academy of Rocket Motors Technology (ARMT)	8,000 km	42,000 kg	1 Mt	Active	1999 (Reported)	No	Road-mobile TEL	150m
43	DF-31A	China	Academy of Rocket Motors Technology (ARMT)	12,000 km	42,000 kg	3*20 or 90 or 150 kt	Active	2007	Yes	Road-mobile TEL	150m
44	DF-41	China	China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology	12,000 km-15,000 km	80 000 kg	10*1 Mt	Active	2012	Yes	Road-mobile TEL/ Rail-mobile	100–150 m
45	JL-2	China	Factory 307 (Nanjing Dawn Group)	~7200 km	42,000 kg	1*1 Mt or 3 * 20/90/150 kt	Active	2001 (Believed)	Yes	Type 094 Jin-class submarine	500 m
46	JL-3	China	Factory 307 (Nanjing Dawn Group)	9000-12,000 km			Under development		Yes	Type 096 submarineType 094A (speculated)
47	Agni-V	India	Defence Research and Development Organisation	7,000  – 8,000 km ^[11]	50,000 kg	3-6	Active	2012	Yes	Road mobile TEL, Rail Mobile	<10 m (single digit accuracy) ^[12]
48	Agni-VI	India	Defence Research and Development Organisation	11,000  – 12,000 km	55,000  - 70,000 kg	10	Under development	2022	Yes	Road mobile TEL, Rail Mobile	<10 m (single digit accuracy) ^[13]
49	Surya	India	Defence Research and Development Organisation	12,000  – 16,000 km	55,000  - 70,000 kg	10-15	Unknown	N/A	Yes	Road mobile TEL, Rail Mobile	<15 m (single digit accuracy)
50	KN-08	North Korea		1,500 – 12,000 km (Speculated)^[14]			Unknown ^[15]	2012	No	Silo
51	Hwasong-14	North Korea		6,700 – 10,000 km ^[16] ^[17] ^[18] ^[19] ^[20] ^[21] ^[22]	33,800 kg^[23]	500 kg^[24]	Under development	2017	No	Road-mobile TEL	N/A
52	Hwasong-15	North Korea		13,000 km ^[25]	72,000 kg^[26]	1,000 kg^[27]	Under development	2017	Maybe^[28] ^[29] ^[30] ^[31]	Road-mobile TEL	N/A
53	Jericho III	Israel	Israel Aerospace Industries	4,800 – 11,500 km (Speculated)	30,000 kg	750 kg single or MIRVed (Suspected)^[32]	Unknown	2008	Yes	Road-mobile TEL	50m at 1000km
54	LGM-35 Sentinel	United States	Northrop Grumman				Under Development		Yes	Silo

See also

• Intercontinental ballistic missile
• List of ICBMs
• List of missiles

Notes and References

1. Podvig. Pavel. 2016-05-09. Sarmat to be deployed in Uzhur and Dombarovskiy. Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces.
2. Web site: RS-28 Sarmat. 2021-01-06. Missile Threat. en-US.
3. This is world's heaviest ICBM with a throw-weight of 8,800 kg.
4. Web site: Стратегический ракетный комплекс Р-36М2 Воевода (15П018М) с МБР 15А18М Ракетная техника. rbase.new-factoria.ru. 2016-05-20.
5. Only in mod 4 version with 1 warhead.
6. Web site: UR-100N family. www.russianspaceweb.com. 2016-05-20.
7. Active only in mod 4 version with 1 warhead.
8. The world's first tested intercontinental ballistic missile.
9. The world's first operational intercontinental ballistic missile.
10. Web site: Midgetman / Small ICBM – United States Nuclear Forces . Fas.org . 2013-01-30.
11. Web site: 17 December 2022 . If India wants, Agni missiles can now strike targets beyond 7,000 kms. ANI News.
12. News: Agni-V vital: Tessy Thomas. 2013-10-02. The Hindu. en-IN. 0971-751X. 2016-07-16.
13. News: Agni-VI vital: INDIAN DEFENCE NEWS. The Hindu. 2015-01-06. en-IN. 0971-751X. 2016-07-16.
14. 29 . Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat . NASIC-1031-0985-17 . Defense Intelligence Ballistic Missile Analysis Committee . June 2017 . 16 July 2017.
15. Web site: Missili nordcoreani, parla l'ingegnere tedesco.... November 27, 2017. Difesa Online.
16. Web site: North Korea Appears to Launch Missile with 6,700 km Range. 3 July 2017.
17. Web site: N. Korea likely to have operational ICBM capable of striking U.S. West Coast next year or two: U.S. expert.
18. Web site: Why Is Russia Denying That North Korea Launched an ICBM?. Ankit. Panda. thediplomat.com.
19. Web site: What is True and Not True About North Korea's Hwasong-14 ICBM: A Technical Evaluation | 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea. July 10, 2017. 38 North.
20. Web site: Arms Control Wonk : North Korea's ICBM: Hwasong-14. armscontrolwonk.libsyn.com.
21. Web site: Arms Control Wonk : North Korea's New Missiles. armscontrolwonk.libsyn.com.
22. Web site: North Korean ICBM Appears Able to Reach Major US Cities | Union of Concerned Scientists. www.ucsusa.org.
23. Web site: North Korea's newest nuclear HS-14 ICBM. www.b14643.de.
24. Web site: North Korea's Third ICBM Launch | 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea. November 29, 2017. 38 North.
25. Web site: North Korea's Longest Missile Test Yet. November 28, 2017. All Things Nuclear.
26. Web site: Hwasong-15 ICBM. www.b14643.de.
27. Web site: The New Hwasong-15 ICBM: A Significant Improvement That May be Ready as Early as 2018 | 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea. November 30, 2017. 38 North.
28. http://www.newsweek.com/north-koreas-missile-could-carry-multiple-warheads-strike-us-mainland-728078
29. Web site: Yonhapnews Agency - Mobile . 2017-12-11 . 2017-12-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171211161045/http://m.yna.co.kr/mob2/en/contents_en.jsp?cid=AEN20171180001353815&site=0400000000&mobile . dead .
30. https://asia.nikkoi.com/Spotlight/North-Korea-crisis/North-Korea-s-new-missile-may-herald-multiple-warhead-payloads?n_cid=NARAN1501{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
31. Web site: Blog. The National Interest.
32. Web site: Jericho 1/2/3 | Missile ThreatYA-1, YA-3, YA-4 | Missile Threat. missilethreat.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20130121132332/http://missilethreat.com/missiles/jericho-123/ . 2013-01-21.