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Nuclear ForcesRussia

Russian nuclear bomber force

Nuclear force componentActivePending verification
Nuclear ForcesRUS
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Fact cardConfidence · Source
System
TypeNuclear force component
ProliferationOrigin country only
PlatformsAbout 60 active Tu-95MS and Tu-160/Tu-160M; 50 Tu-160M planned, 2 delivered by January 2026; 7 Tu-95s destroyed in June 2025Med[1]
BasesEngels, UkrainkaMed[1]
Warhead inventory
Warheads assigned586 warheadsMed[1]
Warheads deployed200 warheadsAt Engels and Ukrainka; the rest in central storageMed[1]
Delivery
Delivery systemsKh-55 (AS-15 Kent), Kh-102 (AS-23B); Tu-95MS up to 14, Tu-160 up to 12Med[1]
Summary

About 60 Tu-160 and Tu-95MS bombers armed with nuclear cruise missiles.

Draft entry. Values come from the cited public sources and are awaiting editor verification.
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Sources
  1. Russian nuclear weapons, 2026, Federation of American Scientists Nuclear Notebook, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
    Published/updated 2026-05-01 · Tier 2 · checked 2026-11-08
Change log
  • 2026-11-08 Entry created from Russian nuclear weapons, 2026 (FAS Nuclear Notebook)