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A strategic ballistic sea-to-ground missile ( MSBS ) - in English SLBM : Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile - is a Ballistic missile whose warhead contains one or more nuclear warheads , and who is launched since a Nuclear submarine launcher of machines in diving. This type of missiles arms the strategic nuclear forces; it constitutes, in the doctrines of Nuclear deterrence, the weapon of the second striking or retortion.

France

It is aerospatiale which was selected as project superintendent of the missiles. The boxes with equipment were carried out until 2000 in its cannes plant, become now the Space center of Cannes Mandelieu.

M-1 is the first missile of this type built in France. Its realization is decided by the French government in 1963; it enters in service in 1971 on SNLE " Frightening the ". Several strategic generations of Missile S are since succédé:
the m2 of range increased starting from 1974
the M-20 equipped with a megaton load in 1976 and 1985
the M-4 bulkier, on three floors instead of two and carrying heads multiple
the M-45 whose deployment was completed in 1999 to replace M-4
the M-51, missile of new generation, will be operational towards 2010

The United States and Great Britain

Missile Polaris
Missile Poseidon
Missile Trident

The USSR then Russia

SS-N-4 R-13
SS-N-5 "Sark" , R-21
SS-N-6 " Serb" , R-27
SS-N-8 " Sawfly" , R-29
SS-N-17 " Snipe" , R-31
SS-N-18 " Stingray" , R-29, RSM-50
missile R-39, SS-N-20 " Sturgeon" , RSM-52
SS-N-23 " Skiff" , R-29RM, RSM-54
SS-NX-30, 3M 30, R- 30, RSM-56, Bulava

Popular republic of China

JL-1 and JL-2

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