SIPRI Yearbook 2012
II. Russian nuclear forces
As of January 2012 Russia maintained an arsenal of approximately 1800 deployed nuclear warheads, all of which were either placed on long-range strategic missiles or located on bases with operational forces (see table 7.3). This represents a decrease from the figure published in SIPRI Yearbook 2011 and reflects a recalculation based on New START aggregate data and adjustment of the bomber weapon count. In addition, Russia possessed a sizable stockpile of non-deployed nuclear warheads, consisting of approximately 2000 non-strategic (tactical) nuclear warheads held in storage, and another 5500 warheads that were retired and awaiting dismantlement.
- Citation (MLA):
- Kile, Shannon N., Phillip Schell, Hans M. Kristensen, Vitaly Fedchenko, Alexander Glaser, and Zia Mian International Panel on Fissile Materials. "7. World nuclear forces." SIPRI Yearbook. SIPRI. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2016. Web. 28 Mar. 2025. <https://www.sipriyearbook.org/view/9780199650583/sipri-9780199650583-div1-43.xml>.
- Citation (APA):
- Kile, S., Schell, P., Kristensen, H., Fedchenko, V., Glaser, A., & Mian International Panel on Fissile Materials, Z. (2016). 7. World nuclear forces. In SIPRI, SIPRI Yearbook 2012: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 28 Mar. 2025, from https://www.sipriyearbook.org/view/9780199650583/sipri-9780199650583-div1-43.xml
- Citation (Chicago):
- Kile, Shannon N., Phillip Schell, Hans M. Kristensen, Vitaly Fedchenko, Alexander Glaser, and Zia Mian International Panel on Fissile Materials. "7. World nuclear forces." In SIPRI Yearbook 2012: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security, SIPRI. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016). Retrieved 28 Mar. 2025, from https://www.sipriyearbook.org/view/9780199650583/sipri-9780199650583-div1-43.xml
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