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Despite their age, '''Nuclear Weapons''' (or ''atomics''{{Fn|13}}) are still used by the [[Imperium]].
==Known Nuclear Weapons Platforms==
*The [[Deathstrike Missile Launcher]], though the [[Imperial Guard]] prefers [[Plasma]] warheads{{Fn|12}}.
*[[Imperial Navy]] warships may use atomics during [[Exterminatus]] and orbital bombardment{{Fn|13}}
*[[Harbinger]] Bomber{{Fn|5}}
==Notable Instances of Nuclear Weapons Use==
*The ancient civil wars which devastated [[Baal]]{{Fn|3}}
*Mass use during the [[Unification Wars]]{{Fn|10}}
*[[Corvus Corax]] and his rebels unleashed a nuclear bombardment of [[Kiavahr]] during their slave revolt.{{Fn|6}}
*The [[Sarosh]] attempted to assassinate [[Lion El'Jonson]] with a nuclear warhead during the [[Great Crusade]]{{Fn|1}}
*The [[Fall of the Lords of Gardinaal]] - Used by [[Gardinaal]] forces{{Fn|7}}
*Unleashed by traitor forces against loyalists during the [[Battle of Isstvan III]]{{Fn|13}}
*The [[Drop Site Massacre]] - The [[Iron Warriors]] launched a tactical nuclear weapon at [[Vulkan]]'s position.{{Fn|4}}
*During the [[Schism of Mars]] hundreds of nuclear weapons silos were fired against loyalist forces{{Fn|11}}.
*The [[Krieg Civil War]]{{Fn|2}}
*[[Chaos Space Marine]] forces unleashed nuclear weapons against the world of [[Ioline]] during the [[Diamor Campaign]]{{Fn|8}}
*The [[Blood Angels]] fleet launched mass nuclear bombardment against [[Tyranid]] forces during the [[Devastation of Baal]].{{Fn|9}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Descent of Angels (Novel)]] Chapter 20
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Five]], pgs. 86-88
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Index Astartes]] - Blood Angels
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Fulgrim (Novel)]] - Chapter 25
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Tactica Aeronautica]], pg. 21
*{{Endn|6}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Three]] pg. 133
*{{Endn|7}}: [[ The Horus Heresy Book Two - Massacre]], pgs. 88–91
*{{Endn|8}}: [[Black Crusade: Traitor's Hate]] Chapter 2
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (8th Edition)]] — The Battle of Baal
*{{Endn|10}}: [[A Thousand Sons (Novel)]] Chapter 22
*{{Endn|11}}: [[Mechanicum (Novel)]] Chapter 3.01
*{{Endn|12}}: [[Codex: Imperial Guard (5th Edition)]], pg. 55
*{{Endn|13}}: [[Fulgrim (Novel)]] Chapter 21
[[Category:Weapons (Imperium)]]
[[Category:Weapons by Type]]
==Known Nuclear Weapons Platforms==
*The [[Deathstrike Missile Launcher]], though the [[Imperial Guard]] prefers [[Plasma]] warheads{{Fn|12}}.
*[[Imperial Navy]] warships may use atomics during [[Exterminatus]] and orbital bombardment{{Fn|13}}
*[[Harbinger]] Bomber{{Fn|5}}
==Notable Instances of Nuclear Weapons Use==
*The ancient civil wars which devastated [[Baal]]{{Fn|3}}
*Mass use during the [[Unification Wars]]{{Fn|10}}
*[[Corvus Corax]] and his rebels unleashed a nuclear bombardment of [[Kiavahr]] during their slave revolt.{{Fn|6}}
*The [[Sarosh]] attempted to assassinate [[Lion El'Jonson]] with a nuclear warhead during the [[Great Crusade]]{{Fn|1}}
*The [[Fall of the Lords of Gardinaal]] - Used by [[Gardinaal]] forces{{Fn|7}}
*Unleashed by traitor forces against loyalists during the [[Battle of Isstvan III]]{{Fn|13}}
*The [[Drop Site Massacre]] - The [[Iron Warriors]] launched a tactical nuclear weapon at [[Vulkan]]'s position.{{Fn|4}}
*During the [[Schism of Mars]] hundreds of nuclear weapons silos were fired against loyalist forces{{Fn|11}}.
*The [[Krieg Civil War]]{{Fn|2}}
*[[Chaos Space Marine]] forces unleashed nuclear weapons against the world of [[Ioline]] during the [[Diamor Campaign]]{{Fn|8}}
*The [[Blood Angels]] fleet launched mass nuclear bombardment against [[Tyranid]] forces during the [[Devastation of Baal]].{{Fn|9}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Descent of Angels (Novel)]] Chapter 20
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Five]], pgs. 86-88
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Index Astartes]] - Blood Angels
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Fulgrim (Novel)]] - Chapter 25
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Tactica Aeronautica]], pg. 21
*{{Endn|6}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Three]] pg. 133
*{{Endn|7}}: [[ The Horus Heresy Book Two - Massacre]], pgs. 88–91
*{{Endn|8}}: [[Black Crusade: Traitor's Hate]] Chapter 2
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (8th Edition)]] — The Battle of Baal
*{{Endn|10}}: [[A Thousand Sons (Novel)]] Chapter 22
*{{Endn|11}}: [[Mechanicum (Novel)]] Chapter 3.01
*{{Endn|12}}: [[Codex: Imperial Guard (5th Edition)]], pg. 55
*{{Endn|13}}: [[Fulgrim (Novel)]] Chapter 21
[[Category:Weapons (Imperium)]]
[[Category:Weapons by Type]]
