Nuclear weapons and Israel
Israel's possible control of nuclear weapons
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| 2025 | Planned retirement of B83 nuclear bomb after completion of B61 Life Extension Program. |
| 2025 | Scheduled introduction of B-21 Raider long-range bomber into service. |
| 2024 | National Security Council prepares an updated nuclear strategy. |
| August 29 2024 | India commissioned its second ballistic missile submarine, continuing the development of its naval nuclear capabilities. |
| 2023 | China begins ensuring that at least one nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine is always on standby for deterrence. |
| November 2023 | Junior Heritage Minister Amihay Eliyahu publicly calls for dropping a nuclear bomb over Gaza, which was interpreted as a potential tacit admission of Israel's nuclear capabilities. Prime Minister Netanyahu reprimanded and suspended the minister. |
| 2020 | China plans to deploy up to eight Jin-class (Type 094) submarines by the end of the year. |
| 2019 | The United States withdrew from the arms control treaty with Russia, which had previously forbidden medium-range ballistic missiles and ground-launched cruise missiles. |
| 2018 | Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed the first operational nuclear-powered strategic cruise missile, the SSC-X-9 'Skyfall' (9М730 Буревестник), which is slated to enter service in the 2020s. |
| 2018 | Completed downsizing of nuclear arsenal, reducing to 800 delivery vehicles and 1,550 warheads as per plan. |
| 2018 | Hawaii experienced a false missile alert, highlighting the ongoing concerns about potential accidental nuclear warnings. |
| 2018 | Completed reduction of submarine-based missiles from 24 to 20 per submarine, in line with New START Treaty requirements. |
| November 2017 | India tested the BrahMos missile from the Sukhoi-30 MKI platform, expanding its nuclear strike capabilities. |
| August 2016 | India completed its nuclear triad by commissioning INS Arihant, its first indigenously built nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, armed with 12 K-15 missiles. |
| 2015 | Final successful JL-2 SLBM launch test. The United States expected the Type 094 submarine to conduct its first deterrent patrol with active JL-2 missiles. |
| February 2015 | President Francois Hollande declared France possessed 54 ASMP-A missiles. |
| February 2015 | U.S. Air Force deactivates all Peacekeeper missiles, filling former missile silos with gravel to comply with treaty requirements. |
| 2012 | Continued successful JL-2 SLBM launch tests by China. |
| April 2012 | India successfully began testing the Agni-V Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), which entered service later. |
| 2010 | Stuxnet malware, believed to be jointly developed by the United States and Israel, severely damages Iranian nuclear facilities. |
| 2010 | Nuclear Posture Review under Obama Administration confirms continued commitment to nuclear triad, with New START Treaty implemented. |
| November 5 2010 | Heritage Minister Amihai Eliyahu suggests the potential use of atomic weapons during the Israel-Hamas conflict, leading to his suspension from cabinet meetings. |
| September 2010 | France added a new submarine to its fleet, equipped with newer model SLBMs. |
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