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Nuclear ForcesRussia

Russian SSBN force

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Nuclear ForcesRUS
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Fact cardConfidence · Source
System
TypeNuclear force component
ProliferationOrigin country only
Platforms13 SSBNs: 5 Delta IV (Northern Fleet, Yagelnaya Bay) and 8 Borei/Borei-A; 12 Borei plannedMed[1]
Warhead inventory
Warheads assigned928 warheadsUp to 928 SLBM warheadsMed[1]
Warheads deployed704 warheadsMed[1]
Delivery
Delivery systemsBulava/SS-N-32 (Borei, up to 6 warheads, possibly 4); Sineva and Layner/SS-N-23 (Delta IV, up to 4)Med[1]
Summary

Thirteen ballistic missile submarines, each carrying 16 SLBMs.

Draft entry. Values come from the cited public sources and are awaiting editor verification.
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Russia
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)