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When do fictional superweapons count as strategic weapons?

They are classed as strategic weapons because equivalents are recalled elsewhere in their settings.

Question

Do the fictional weapons raised here count as doomsday devices or strategic weapons?

Short answer

They are classed as strategic weapons because equivalents are recalled elsewhere in their settings.

Notes

The classification depends on whether other powers possess comparable weapons. The examples are recalled as having equivalents, which makes their threat reciprocal. That recollection supports treating them as strategic weapons.