After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Soviet nuclear arsenal was spread among four countries: Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Belarus. All nuclear warheads have now been returned to Russia and the other three countries have entered the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty as nuclear-free states.
| SS-N-18, Mod-1 Stingray (RSM-50) SLBM |
| Range: |
3,500 nautical miles |
| Number Deployed: |
176 |
| RVs/Missile: |
3 MIRVs |
| Yield/RV |
500 kilotons |
| CEP: |
0.75 naut. miles |
| Fuel: |
2 stage liquid |
| Initial Operational Capability: |
1978 |
| Deployment: |
On 11 Delta-3 submarines |
| Comment: |
16 missiles per Delta-3 |
| SS-N-20, Mods 1/2 Sturgeon (RSM-52) SLBM |
| Range: |
4,500 nautical miles |
| Number Deployed: |
60 |
| RVs/Missile: |
10 MIRVs |
| Yield/RV |
200 kilotons |
| CEP: |
0.25 naut. miles |
| Fuel: |
3 stage solid |
| Initial Operational Capability: |
1981 |
| Deployment: |
On 3 Typhoon submarines |
| Comment: |
20 missiles per Typhoon. Stellar Inertial guidance (SIG) for
midcourse and terminal updates. |
| SS-N-23 Skiff (RSM-54) SLBM |
| Range: |
4,500 nautical miles |
| Number Deployed: |
112 |
| RVs/Missile: |
4 MIRVs |
| Yield/RV |
100 kilotons |
| CEP: |
0.5 naut. miles |
| Fuel: |
3 stage liquid |
| Initial Operational Capability: |
1985 |
| Deployment: |
On 7 Delta-4 submarines |
| Comment: |
16 missiles per Delta-4 |
Source: Bulletin of Atomic Scientists and Federation of American Scientists