Nuclear Missile (Civ5)

== Game Info ==
Advanced nuclear weapon of the Information Era. Delivered via guided missile. Requires Manhattan Project and 2 .
* Common abilities:
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* Special traits:
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* Actions:
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== Strategy ==
The Nuclear Missile is an upgraded version of the Atomic Bomb, and the ultimate weapon of the warmonger. It must be stored in one of your cities or carried by one of your Nuclear Submarines or Missile Cruisers prior to being launched. The nuclear warhead is delivered by a guided missile rather than a bomber plane, which makes it almost impossible to stop (short of destroying the unit that carries it or capturing the city in which it is stored). With a range of 12, a Nuclear Missile possesses significant reach, and will heavily damage cities while destroying all units within its blast radius of 2 tiles; the missile, too, is consumed in the attack.
The nuclear attack, as usual, produces a deadly fallout in its blast radius, which makes the land unusable until it can be scrubbed clean by a Worker.
Unlike Atomic Bombs, Nuclear Missiles will utterly destroy cities with a of 6 or less (5 if the city has a Bomb Shelter, 4 in Brave New World), removing them from the map and leaving City Ruins in their place. However, they are unable to destroy cities that cannot be razed, so original capitals and city-states will be safe from complete destruction.
Bear in mind that the Nuclear Missile affects everything in its blast radius regardless of allegiance. Hence, it can end up hitting territory or units owned by a nonhostile civilization or city-state, which is considered a declaration of war against the owner. When the risk of collateral damage is high, it's better to use Nuclear Missiles as a last resort. They also require , so players who rely heavily on Nuclear Missiles should keep production of Nuclear Plants and Giant Death Robots to a minimum.
== Civilopedia entry ==
== Trivia ==
* The Nuclear Missile's model is based on the Trident missile.
== See also ==
* Nuclear Missile in other games
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