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update on russian nuclear forces
Russian strategic nuclear forces
Current status
In July 2009 the Russian strategic forces included 608 strategic delivery platforms, which can carry up to 2683 nuclear warheads.
The Strategic Rocket Forces have 367 operational missile systems that include missiles that can carry 1248 warheads. These include 59 R-36MUTTH and R-36M2 (SS-18) missiles, 70 UR-100NUTTH (SS-19) missiles, 174 road-mobile Topol (SS-25) systems, 49 silo-based and 15 road-mobile Topol-M (SS-27) systems.
[Strategic Rocket Forces...]
The Russian strategic fleet includes 13 strategic missile submarines, whose missiles can carry 591 nuclear warheads. Bases of the Northern Fleet host six 667BDRM (Delta IV) submarines, which carry 96 R-29RM (SS-N-23) launchers. The only remaining Pacific Fleet base hosts five 667BDR (Delta III) submarines, which carry 69 R-29R (SS-N-18) missiles.
[Strategic fleet...]
The Russian strategic aviation consists of 76 bombers that can carry up to 844 long-range cruise missiles. The bombers are 13 Tu-160 (Blackjack) and 63 Tu-95MS (Bear H). The bombers can carry various modifications of the Kh-55 (AS-15) cruise missile and gravity bombs.
[Strategic aviation...]
As of July 2009, the space-based tier of the early warning system includes five satellites that appear operational -- three on highly elliptical orbits and two on geostationary orbit. The constellation cannot maintain 24-hour coverage of the U.S. territory, but may provide some coverage of SLBM launches from North Atlantic.
[Early warning and defense...]
Russian strategic nuclear forces
Current status
In July 2009 the Russian strategic forces included 608 strategic delivery platforms, which can carry up to 2683 nuclear warheads.
The Strategic Rocket Forces have 367 operational missile systems that include missiles that can carry 1248 warheads. These include 59 R-36MUTTH and R-36M2 (SS-18) missiles, 70 UR-100NUTTH (SS-19) missiles, 174 road-mobile Topol (SS-25) systems, 49 silo-based and 15 road-mobile Topol-M (SS-27) systems.
[Strategic Rocket Forces...]
The Russian strategic fleet includes 13 strategic missile submarines, whose missiles can carry 591 nuclear warheads. Bases of the Northern Fleet host six 667BDRM (Delta IV) submarines, which carry 96 R-29RM (SS-N-23) launchers. The only remaining Pacific Fleet base hosts five 667BDR (Delta III) submarines, which carry 69 R-29R (SS-N-18) missiles.
[Strategic fleet...]
The Russian strategic aviation consists of 76 bombers that can carry up to 844 long-range cruise missiles. The bombers are 13 Tu-160 (Blackjack) and 63 Tu-95MS (Bear H). The bombers can carry various modifications of the Kh-55 (AS-15) cruise missile and gravity bombs.
[Strategic aviation...]
As of July 2009, the space-based tier of the early warning system includes five satellites that appear operational -- three on highly elliptical orbits and two on geostationary orbit. The constellation cannot maintain 24-hour coverage of the U.S. territory, but may provide some coverage of SLBM launches from North Atlantic.
[Early warning and defense...]