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===Axdel ===
Noroist Axdel began its own nuclear program during the [[Auroran Imperial War]] after recovering and reverse engineering a number of Morstaybishlian weapons. A small, potent thermonuclear warhead designated N-1 was developed during the war for deployment on the [[Kevatuul]] satellite, a first strike system designed to destroy fleets and military bases in the event of a Morstaybishlian invasion of Axdel. This became the first use of nuclear weapons in warfare on Aurora when
After the Noroist government fell in 1996 the new government reported a stockpile of 532 nuclear warheads, primarily of the N-5 400kt design. In 2000 they agreed to decommission and dismantle the weapons before 2025 as part of a Nuclear Non-Proliferation treaty with the MBE. The weapons were decommissioned in 2019, and are to be dismantled by 2023. The nation still has a nuclear program as part of its policy of nuclear latency, officially continuing to maintain the facilities, materials and technical expertise necessary to quickly design and construct new warheads on demand. Axdel is thus considered a paranuclear state.
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