America's War on Terrorism

Strategy and Weaponry

US Potentially Used Systems

	Resources Jane's Security - Analysis of the Conflict DAWN - Pakistani English-Language News U.S. National Guard and Reserve on active duty - U.S. Defense Department

• AGM-88 HARM Missile
• AGM-86C Cruise Missile
• Maverick Missile
• SR-71 Blackbird
• PDM Anti-Personnel Mine

Taliban Weapons

• Tanks: T-34, T-54/55, T-62, PT-76
• Other Vehicles: BDRM-2, BTR-50, BTR-60, BTR-70, BTR-80, BTR-152, BMP-1, BMP-2
• Towed Guns: 120mm Mortar, 152mm Howitzer
• Rocket Launchers: 122mm BM-21, 132mm BM-13 Katysha, 140mm BM-14, 220mm BM-22
• Snapper Anti-Tank Missile
• Surface-to-Air: SA-7 Grail, FIM-92A Stinger
• Anti-Aircraft Artillery: ZPU-1, ZPU-2, ZPU-4, ZSU-23-4, ZU-23, S-60, KS-12, KS-19

	Opinion US Needs a Contingency Plan For Pakistan's Nuclear Arsenal - Jon Wolfsthal, Carnegie Endowment

Nuclear Weapons in South Asia 

Pakistan has become a crucial ally in America's war on the Taliban.   As a result, internal pressures in Pakistan could destabilize the current regime.   With Pakistan a nuclear armed nation, and its adversary, India, also nuclear armed, this is a delicate situation.  The links below provide a wealth of information on the Pakistani and Indian nuclear situations.

• Pakistan's Nuclear Arsenal
• India's Nuclear Arsenal
• India-Pakistan Nuclear Crisis

Nuclear Weapons Use in the War

Several commentators have called for nuclear weapons, in particular earth-penetrators like the B61-11, to be used in Afghanistan.  Many have also called for nuclear weapons to be declared a deterrent to the use of chemical or biological weapons by terrorist actors.  The following links provide a general introduction to the relevant technologies.

• Introduction to Nuclear Weapons 
• The US Nuclear Arsenal
• Earth-Penetrating Nuclear Weapons

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