Fallout 3 Hints

Mini Nuke List

  • Mini nukes are special missiles that are used with fat man weapons. Below is a list of where you can find all 74 of the fixed-location mini nukes. They're ordered according to the zones and location numbers on the World Map.

    * Fort Constantine (Zone 1/4): on table in NE side room of Bomb Storage area (2)
    * Fort Constantine (Zone 1/4): on desk in room between bomb storage rooms in Bomb Storage area
    * Deathclaw Sanctuary (Zone 1/7): on round metal thing on south side of large central rocky pillar in first big cave room
    * Raider wharf (Zone 1/a): on wooden shelves
    * Jackknifed red truck (Zone 1/d): inside truck (exact location varies due to explosion)
    * Raider overlook shack (Zone 1/e): in shack's bathtub
    * Lone bathtub (Zone 1/k): inside bathtub

    * SatCom Array NN-03d (Zone 2/1): on mannequin on SE edge of satellite dish on top of Satcom Array NN-03d-C tower (2)
    * Oasis (Zone 2/4): on underwater rock in center of large pool at north end of Sunken Chambers area

    * Old Olney (Zone 3/2): in locked supply room in east-side generator room in Olney Sewers area
    * Ruined farm with raiders (Zone 3/c): on barn floor next to open tool cabinet
    * The Roach King (Zone 3/h): inside red rocket clock

    * Five Axles Rest Stop (Zone 4/4): next to small wooden crates in back of white truck with blue cab
    * VAPL-58 Power Station (Zone 4/10): on top of hanging light fixture nearest exit door
    * Fort Bannister (Zone 4/12): on metal shelves in locked upper-floor room with fat man weapon
    * Drainage Chamber (Zone 4/c): under table in spy's room that's opened by using encryption key with terminal
    * Hostile ghoul village (Zone 4/i): on floor next to ammo box in SE Abandoned Shack
    * Hostile ghoul pylon (Zone 4/j): on bottom part of pylon's SE support

    * Hallowed Moors Cemetery (Zone 5/3): in small wooden crate on bench with radio
    * Hamilton's Hideaway (Zone 5/5): on metal shelves in key-required cell at NW tip of area (can get key from Three Dog on a main quest)
    * Meresti Trainyard (Zone 5/6): near NE corner of mezzanine on top of cement ceiling in Meresti Metro Station area (use a frag grenade to knock it down)
    * Agatha's House (Zone 5/7): in locked ammo box under table (can get its key on "Agatha's Song" misc. quest)
    * Vault 106 (Zone 5/12): on metal shelves at NW end of Science Labs area
    * Jury Street Metro Station (Zone 5/13): on floor in SW corner of Gold Ribbon Grocers store after gas leak ignites
    * Dry creek jetty (Zone 5/a): under table

    * Bethesda Ruins (Zone 6/8): under small wooden crate next to freezer case in southern top-floor room of Offices West building
    * Bethesda Ruins (Zone 6/8): on top of leaning filing cabinet in rubble a bit east of Offices East building's western exit
    * Bethesda Ruins (Zone 6/8): in Bethesda Underworks area, in small wooden crate on lower shelf in small storage room a bit NE of southern exit
    * National Guard Depot (Zone 6/12): on table with Experimental MIRV weapon past bunker door in National Guard Armory area (5)
    * Raiders and truck wreck (Zone 6/h): on table inside truck
    * Super mutant bonfire (Zone 6/o): next to first aid boxes NW of bonfire

    * VAPL-84 Power Station (Zone 7/7): in back of parked truck
    * VAPL-66 Power Station (Zone 7/8): on floor next to larger desk in Power Substation building
    * Tenpenny Tower (Zone 7/13): in key-required safe in Tenpenny Suites' western room (do Zone 7's undocumented quest "The Missing Manservant" to get the key)
    * Drainage Chamber (Zone 7/e): on table in large SE room

    * Megaton (Zone 8/3): given by Moira Brown as reward on misc. quest "The Wasteland Survival Guide"
    * Fort Independence (Zone 8/4): on metal shelves in locked weapons storage room in SW part of central Lower Level area (2)
    * Cliffside Cavern (Zone 8/8): on top of safe in tent in NW side cave in Raider Outpost area
    * Raider chapel (Zone 8/a): on wooden bench (or somewhere on floor if grenade bouquet goes off)
    * Blocked metro tunnels (Zone 8/c): in inventory of super mutant behemoth
    * Old barn (Zone 8/f): on ground-floor metal shelves

    * Super-Duper Mart (Zone 9/1): on counter in locked pharmacy storeroom
    * Falls Church East (Zone 9/14): on hanging light fixture in south central office's bathroom in East Wing area in L.O.B. Enterprises building
    * GNR Building Plaza (Zone 9/22): on body of dead Brotherhood of Steel knight next to fountain on a main quest (8)
    * Takoma Park (Zone 9/27): in inventory of super mutant behemoth near Auto Shop building
    * Georgetown East (Zone 9/43): on pool table near NE corner of upper floor of La Maison Beauregard Lobby area
    * The National Archives (Zone 9/47): in Archives Sub-Basement, on shelves behind locked fence gate near exit to Archival Secure Wing East area
    * White House (Zone 9/49): near the Utility door, up some stairs next to a fat man weapon (3)
    * The Capitol Building (Zone 9/51): in West Entrance area's rotunda, in inventory of Talon Company merc who has fat man & in inventory of super mutant behemoth & on shelf along SE wall
    * Seward Sq. Southeast (Zone 9/59): see Zone 9's undocumented quest "Crazy Nuke Preacher" (5)
    * Rivet City (Zone 9/64): in Flak 'N Shrapnel's weapon shop inventory in Market area (random amount, usually 3 or 4 -- 1 or 2 more every 3 to 5 days)
    * Outpost (Zone 9/e): on metal shelves in eastern room
    * Franklin Metro Utility (Zone 9/underground metro): on top of radiation suit case at east end of southern flooded tunnel


    You can also get some mini nukes that aren't in fixed locations.

    * You can get one as a gift from the traveling trader named Lucky Harith after you invest 700 caps in him (see the Traveling Traders hints).
    * You can randomly find some on dead scavengers in the wasteland (see the Set A repeating encounter #11 in the Random Encounters hints).
    * After you finish the "Reilly's Rangers" misc. quest, you may be able to get one from a random wasteland encounter with Donovan (see the Set B unique encounter #6 in the Random Encounters hints).

    TIP: Once you've used up all the non-respawning mini nukes, return to Rivet City every few days and buy more from Flak.