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=== Present Day ===
The Cryrian government has denied suggestions of a nuclear weapons program or the existence of a nuclear arsenal on Cryrian soil in the aftermath of the Fara Incident. Despite some speculation that that the country might adapt its RBS 15 missile system to deliver warheads, or else construct gravity bombs that could be deployed from its Gripen fighter jets, there were few indications of any meaningful
The matter briefly returned to the spotlight in 2014 when the Kingdom's ''Kraken''-class submarines were equipped with the RBS 20 Fångstarm cruise missile, which were thought to be capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. If true, this would give the Kingdom a viable second-strike capability, albeit a limited one given that the ''Kraken''-class is powered by diesel-electric engines and the Fångstarm has not demonstrated a range beyond 1,500 km.
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