Ringerike And Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Ringerike possesses, or is capable of producing, Chemical, Biological and Nuclear Weapons. All WMDs are deployed under a conditional no first use policy, with the official government position being that WMDs will only be deployed first on a defensive basis when the territory of Ringerike itself is under threat, however in such cases the use of a 'Nuclear Warning Shot' may be authorised.

Nuclear Weapons
The Ringerike Nuclear Program began in earnest in 1959, with the Defense Research Organization officially directed to pursue the development of Atomic Weapons in order to avoid falling behind other state's acquisitions of such armaments.

Testing
Modern testing is almost entirely sub-critical, however Ringerike has conducted both in-atmosphere and underground nuclear tests.

Stockpiles
Accurate official sources of information on Ringerike's Nuclear Arsenal are almost non-existent, leading to the below figures being mostly derived from known allocation figures for certain units being applied onto others, with other figures being mostly unverified speculation. Common warhead designs are capable of being shared across several delivery systems and as such are often simply assigned to a given service branch to be deployed as required.

Chemical Weapons
Ringerike maintains stockpiles of, and the ability to produce, several lethal and non-lethal Chemical Warfare Agents, as well as the means to deliver them by air, indirect munitions, direct fire and landmines. As with other WMDs official stockpile numbers are highly classified. Known examples of chemical agents within the stockpile are: