Indonesia
Country Spotlight
Indonesia does not have nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons programs. Indonesia signed the NPT as a non-nuclear weapon state in 1970 and has since been a strong advocate for nuclear disarmament and the peaceful uses of nuclear technology. Indonesia possesses missiles and also submarine capabilities with its four diesel-electric attack submarines (SSKs).
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Region East Asia and the Pacific
3 Nuclear research reactors operated in Indonesia
36 AMRAAMS purchased from US in 2016
2016 Year Indonesia eliminated its stockpile of HEU by down-blending to LEU
Nuclear
- Does not have nuclear power reactors; operates three nuclear research reactors through its nuclear energy agency, BATAN; Despite safety concerns due to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, has long-term plans for nuclear power reactors including to develop a nuclear power plant in 2032
- Has received assistance from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency to construct a small modular reactor (SMR) in Borneo; has signed agreements with South Korea and Japan to develop SMRs
- Strong proponent of nuclear disarmament and peaceful uses of nuclear technology for non-nuclear weapon states
- Signed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) in 2017
Biological
- Does not have a biological weapons program
- Operates bioterrorism and biodefense facilities and has a national committee for biosecurity and biosafety
- Has a specific regulatory framework governing the licensing, registration and inspections of individuals and facilities working with biological agents and toxins
- Ratified the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC) in 1992
Missile
- Purchased Khan ballistic missiles from Turkey in 2022 deal; purchased ATMACA anti-ship cruise missiles from Turkey in 2024 agreement
- Acquired inventory of anti-ship cruise missiles from China and France, pursuing the Indo-Russian BrahMos supersonic anti-ship cruise missile
- Possesses air-to-air and surface-to-air missiles
- Initiated the purchase of BrahMos cruise missiles from India for $450 million in early 2025
Chemical
- No evidence to suggest a chemical weapons program
- Law of the Republic of Indonesia on the Use of Chemical Materials and the Prohibition of Chemical Materials as Chemical Weapons enacted in 2008
- Ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) in 1998
- Organized chemical weapon terrorism response exercises with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime and the National Counter Terrorism Agency (BNPT) of Indonesia in 2024