strategic nuclear weapon

A strategic nuclear weapon (SNW) is a nuclear weapon that is designed to be used on targets often in settled territory far from the battlefield as part of a strategic plan, such as military bases, military command centers, arms industries, transportation, economic, and energy infrastructure, and countervalue targets such areas such as cities and towns. It is in contrast to a tactical nuclear weapon, which is designed for use in battle as part of an attack with and often near friendly conventional forces, possibly on contested friendly territory. As of 2025, strategic nuclear weapons have been used twice in the 1945 United States bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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  WE.177 ⓘ
  military designation of a former range of tactical and strategic nuclear bombs

Frameless

Les Clavicules de Salomon Wellcome L0044442

八二三戰史館 12

Launch of Shenzhou 13, China

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		WE.177	strategic nuclear weapon, tactical nuclear weapon	Wikidata
commons	image		Les Clavicules de Salomon Wellcome L0044442		Commons
commons	image		八二三戰史館 12		Commons
commons	image		Launch of Shenzhou 13, China		Commons