diff --git a/android/assets/jsons/Civ V - Vanilla/Units.json b/android/assets/jsons/Civ V - Vanilla/Units.json
index 20959bb497..bd9fd1ea21 100644
--- a/android/assets/jsons/Civ V - Vanilla/Units.json	
+++ b/android/assets/jsons/Civ V - Vanilla/Units.json	
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@
 		"cost": 600,
 		"requiredTech": "Nuclear Fission",
 		"requiredResource": "Uranium",
-		"uniques": ["Nuclear weapon", "Requires [Manhattan Project]"]
+		"uniques": ["Nuclear weapon", "Requires [Manhattan Project]", "Self-destructs when attacking"]
 		// Plane rather than a missile - can be based in city or Carrier only. But cannot be intercepted because of a civ 5 bug that was never fixed.
 		// Single-use like missile
 		// No strength/rangedStrength tags in civ 5 xmls. Instead has NukeDamageLevel = 1 tag (Nuclear Missile has NukeDamageLevel = 2)
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/battle/Battle.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/battle/Battle.kt
index 9b63654c92..3290d94fbc 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/battle/Battle.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/battle/Battle.kt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ object Battle {
             }
         }
 
-        if (attacker.getUnitType() == UnitType.Missile) {
+        if (attacker is MapUnitCombatant && attacker.unit.hasUnique("Nuclear weapon")) {
             return nuke(attacker, attackableTile.tileToAttack)
         }
         attack(attacker, getMapCombatantOfTile(attackableTile.tileToAttack)!!)
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ object Battle {
         }
 
         if (attacker is MapUnitCombatant) {
-            if (attacker.getUnitType() == UnitType.Missile)
+            if (attacker.unit.hasUnique("Self-destructs when attacking"))
                 attacker.unit.destroy()
             else if (attacker.unit.isMoving())
                 attacker.unit.action = null