Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile

A Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile ( " SLBM ", German title: submarine - launched ballistic missile) is a ballistic missile with intercontinental range in general, the ( SSBN ) is provided from the firing of a submerged submarine. It is usually armed with nuclear multiple warheads. About SLBM have at the time the naval forces of the United States, Russia, France, Great Britain and China.

SLBMs had a great strategic importance during the Cold War. To date, nuclear submarines are used for nuclear deterrence. The position of these vessels is, magnetic probes and satellites difficult to see in spite of modern tracking devices, for example by underwater microphones ( SOSUS ) and the mobility granted the option that not all entraining SLBM submarines can be turned off by the enemy. So a strategic submarine fleet offers the option of a nuclear first strike, and especially to be able to lead a successful second-strike and counterstrike. Thus, the SLBMs also contribute to the balance of terror.

As of 1979, the U.S. had more modern Trident SLBM, the nuclear submarines gave account of their hit accuracy (CEP ) the possibility instead of surface targets now also attack point targets. The number of land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles ( ICBM) could be reduced. Thus, the United States had stationed around 1985 half of the strategic nuclear warheads on SLBMs and the Soviet Union 20%.

Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles

USA

  • UGM -27 Polaris
  • UGM -73 Poseidon
  • UGM - 93A and UGM - 133A Trident

The types Polaris and Trident also be used in the British Royal Navy.

Russia, formerly USSR

Баллистические ракеты подводных лодок ( БРПЛ ) The type designations often overlap

  • SS-N -4 Sark R-13
  • SS-N -5 Serb R-21
  • SS-N -6 " Serb " R -27
  • SS-N -8 Gremlin
  • SS-N -17 Snipe R-31
  • SS-N -18 Stingray or R- 29R
  • R -29 SS-N -18 Stingray or Volna (rocket)
  • SS-N -20 Sturgeon R -39 ( missile)
  • SS-N -28 Sineva R 39UTTKh (rocket)
  • SS-N -23 Skiff R- 29RM (rocket)
  • SS-N- 30 R -30 ( missile)

France

Mer - Sol - balistique - Stratégique ( MSBS )

  • M 1
  • M 2
  • M 20
  • M 4
  • M 45 (current)
  • M 5 (Draft)
  • M 51 ( in testing )

People's Republic of China

  • JL -1
  • JL -2

India

  • K-15 Sagarika
  • K-4
Nuclear strategy Deterrence (legal) Second strike Trident (missile) R-13 (missile) R-27 Zyb R-29 Vysota JL-1 Sagarika (missile)
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