{
  "id": "russia-nuclear",
  "name": "Russian nuclear forces",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "nuclear",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "National nuclear arsenal",
  "status": "active",
  "fielded": null,
  "operators": [
    "RUS"
  ],
  "summary": "Estimated warhead inventory of 5,420 as of early 2026, per the Federation of American Scientists.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "wh_total",
      "v": 5420,
      "src": [
        "fas-snf-2026"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "Military stockpile plus retired warheads awaiting dismantlement"
    },
    {
      "k": "wh_stockpile",
      "v": 4400,
      "src": [
        "fas-snf-2026"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "wh_strategic",
      "v": 1796,
      "src": [
        "fas-snf-2026"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "wh_nonstrategic",
      "v": 0,
      "src": [
        "fas-snf-2026"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "wh_reserve",
      "v": 2604,
      "src": [
        "fas-snf-2026"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "nuclear",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "notes": "Reserve includes an estimated 810 strategic and all 1,794 nonstrategic warheads, declared to be in central storage. About 1,020 retired warheads await dismantlement. Bomber weapons at bomber bases are counted as deployed.",
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-05",
      "change": "Entry created from the FAS Status of World Nuclear Forces 2026"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/russia-nuclear.html",
  "sources": {
    "fas-snf-2026": {
      "title": "Status of World Nuclear Forces 2026",
      "publisher": "Federation of American Scientists",
      "url": "https://fas.org/initiative/status-world-nuclear-forces/",
      "published": "2026-06-09",
      "tier": 2,
      "checked": "2026-10-05"
    }
  }
}