C.I.S.'s Nuclear Forces
ICBMs comprise most of C.I.S.' nuclear deterrent. This is due to several reasons: the lack of warm water ports for submarines and the inherent problems of long-range bombers. C.I.S. ICBMs tend to be larger and carry bigger warheads. This is due to the poor accuracy of their missiles, thus a greater yield is needed to ensure that the target is destroyed.
The Russian force consists of the SS-18, SS-19, SS-25 and the SS-27. START II was to eliminate the SS-18 missiles, and the SS-19 will no longer be MIRVed.
The strategic warheads once deployed in the republics of Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Belarus have been withdrawn and returned to Russia.
ICBMs
| Name | Launchers | Warhead x yield (kilotons) |
Total warheads |
|---|---|---|---|
| SS-18 M6 (Satan) | 46 | 10 x 550/800 (MIRV) | 460 |
| SS-19 M3 (Stiletto) | 0 | 6 x 400 (MIRV) | 0 |
| SS-19 M4 | 2 | 2 x HGV | 2 |
| SS-25 (Sickle) | 36 | 1 x 800 | 36 |
| SS-27 Mod 1 (mobile) | 18 | 1 x 800? | 18 |
| SS-27 Mod 1 (silo) | 60 | 1 x 800 | 60 |
| SS-27 Mod 2(mobile) | 126 | 4 x 100? (MIRV) | 504 |
| SS-27 Mod 2 (silo) | 14 | 4 x 100? (MIRV) | 56 |
| SS-X-28 (mobile) | - | 4 x 100? (MIRV) | - |
| SS-X-29 (silo) | - | 10x 100? (MIRV) | - |
| Total | 302 | 1,136 |
SLBMs
| Name | Launchers/ SSBNs |
Warhead x yield (kilotons) |
Total warheads |
|---|---|---|---|
| SS-N-18 M1 (Stingray) | 16/1 | 3 x 50 (MIRV) | 48 |
| SS-N-23M1 | 96/6 | 4 x 100 (MIRV) | 384 |
| SS-N-32 | 48/3 | 6 x 100 (MIRV) | 288 |
| Total | 160/10 | 720 |
Bombers
| Name | Launchers | Warhead x yield (kilotons) |
Total warheads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tu-95 MS (Bear H) |
30 | 6 AS-15A ALCMs | 196 |
| Tu-95 MSM (Bear H Mod) |
20 | 14 x AS-23B ALCMs | 252 |
| Tu-160 (Blackjac ) |
13 | 12 x AS-15B ALCMs, or AS-23B, bombs | 132 |
| Total | 63 | 580 |
Source: Bulletin of Atomic Scientists and Federation of American Scientists