The Nuclear Club Update

**The Nuclear Club Update** was released on 5 Apr 2022. It introduced Operation Armament, a tiered content release campaign, which reached its completion on 26 Sep 2022. It also introduced the Nuclear Club, a monthly subscription service for premium content.

## Operation Armament

Under Operation Armament, updates were released according to marketing milestones named according to the DEFCON scheme. Players could contribute toward these milestones through various actions:

Below is the list of currently-released updates:

## 4.1

**Intial Update: Fight For Freedom (5 Apr 2022)**

* Added the Nuclear Club.
* Iran replaced United States as a default Superpower.
* Objective-based unlock system removed. All non-default Superpowers including United States are now premium.
* Added Ukraine with the Cossack Freedom Fighter (premium).
* Adjusted initial Research for various Superpowers:
	+ Western Europe: 0/1/0/1 → 0/1/2/1
	+ Iran: 0/0/0/0 → 1/0/0/1
	+ Kazakhstan: 3/3/1/4 → 2/3/0/0
	+ China: 0/0/0/0 → 2/1/2/1
	+ Australia: 0/0/0/0 → 0/1/1/0
	+ United States: 2/1/2/0 → 2/1/4/1
	+ Brazil: 0/0/0/1 → 0/2/0/2
* Improved Diplomacy: Superpowers are 20% more likely to attack targets of allies within 10s.
* Various bugfixes.
* Added Defcon 5 target: 100,000 points.

## 4.2

**Defcon 5: Rebuild The Lost (12 Apr 2022)**

* Added Mexico with the Golden Eagles Terraformers (premium).
* Single player enemy limit increased to 13.
* Added Defcon 4 target: 220,000 points.

## 4.3

**Defcon 4: Watch The World Burn (3 May 2022)**

* Added Ticket system to multiplayer.
* Added Spectate mode to continue observing a multiplayer match after losing.
* Added Nuclear Club badge next to names of members in multiplayer lobbies.
* Removed all ads for Nuclear Club members.
* Added Defcon 3 target: 450,000 points.

## 4.4

**Defcon 3: Defend The Crown (15 Jun 2022)**

* Added the United Kingdom with The "HMA" Aircraft Carrier (premium).
* Single player enemy limit increased to 14.
* Separated United Kingdom and Ireland. Ireland added to Western Europe.
* Air Defense Dome can no longer be deployed in water.
* Increased Hypersonic build time: 30 s → 50 s.
* Added Defcon 2 target: 220,000 points.

## 4.5

***Interim Update (12 Jul 2022)***

* Added Diplomacy messages indicating reasons for failed talks.
* Added option in settings to toggle Nuclear Club badge on/off.
* Multiplayer bug fixes.
* Small changes to the AI.

## 4.6

***Interim Update (26 Jul 2022)***

* Easy Mode added.
* Hardcore Mode no longer requires 8 or more superpowers.
* A random Superpower & Superweapon is free to play in single player every weekend.

## 4.7

**Defcon 2: Arm The World (10 Aug 2022)**

* Added Pakistan with the Khan Library Transmission (premium).
* Single player enemy limit increased to 15.
* Massive UI improvements.
* Renamed Easy/Normal/Hardcore to Newcomer/Survivor/Challenge.
* Adjusted initial Research for various Superpowers:
	+ South Africa: 0/0/0/0 → 1/0/0/0
	+ Ukraine: 0/0/0/0 → 0/2/0/0
	+ Israel: 0/2/0/0 → 0/2/1/0
	+ Australia: 0/1/1/0 → 0/1/1/1
	+ Mexico: 0/0/0/0 → 0/0/0/2
* A random premium Superpower is now available for play every weekend on single player.
* Added Defcon 1 target: 300,000 points.

## 4.8

**Defcon 1: Mutually Assure Destruction (26 Sep 2022)**

* Added the Final Atomic Union with the SSBN Submarine (Nuclear Club exclusive).
* Added emoji-based Chat function to multiplayer.
* Added ability to add Bots for multiplayer (Nuclear Club exclusive).

## 4.9

**Stretch Goal 1: Doomsday (20 Dec 2022)**

* Added the Doomsday Smashers with the Nuke Cracker (Nuclear Club exclusive).
* Added the Arcade Mode modifier.
* Added First War Training, a tutorial for the game.