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-18 Satan (RS-20), Mods 4/5/6 ICBM |
Range: |
5,900 nautical miles |
Number Deployed: |
180 in silos |
Re-entry Vehicles/Missile: |
10 MIRVs |
Yield/RV: |
550/750 kilotons |
CEP: |
0.14 naut. miles (Mod 4) |
Fuel: |
2 stage liquid |
Launch: |
Cold |
Initial Operational Capability: |
1979 |
SS-19 Stiletto (RS-18), Mod 3 ICBM
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Range: |
5,400 nautical miles |
Number Deployed: |
150 in silos |
Re-entry Vehicles/Missile: |
6 MIRVs |
Yield/RV: |
750 kilotons |
CEP: |
0.16 nautical miles |
Fuel: |
2 stage liquid |
Launch: |
Hot |
Initial Operational Capability: |
1979 |
SS-24 Scalpel (RS-22), Mods 1 & 2 ICBM |
Range: |
5,400 nautical miles |
Number Deployed: |
10 in silos & 36 rail mobile |
Re-entry Vehicles/Missile: |
10 MIRVs |
Yield/RV: |
550 kilotons |
CEP: |
0.1 nautical miles |
Fuel: |
Solid |
Launch: |
Cold |
Initial Operational Capability: |
1987 |
SS-25 Sickle (RS-12M) ICBM |
Range: |
5,670 nautical miles |
Number Deployed: |
360 road mobile |
Re-entry Vehicles/Missile: |
1 |
Yield/RV: |
550 kilotons |
CEP: |
0.1 nautical miles |
Fuel: |
Solid |
Launch: |
Cold |
Initial Operational Capability: |
1985 |
SS-27 Topal-M ICBM |
Range: |
5,400 nautical miles |
Number Deployed: |
20 in silos |
Re-entry Vehicles/Missile: |
1 |
Yield/RV: |
550 kilotons |
CEP: |
0.1 nautical miles |
Fuel: |
Solid |
Launch: |
Cold |
Initial Operational Capability: |
1998 (a modified SS-25) |
Source: Bulletin of Atomic Scientists and Federation of American Scientists