Nukeometer

**Error** · 02 Jul 2009, 02:26 AM

certain Russian missile types can deploy up to 10 warheads per missile, and the subs which fire them can carry 20 missiles, so 200 warheads. But there aren't many of those subs sailing any more, so that number is iffy, even if they are just counting theoretically.

**Gohron** · 02 Jul 2009, 03:02 AM

Originally Posted by Error

certain Russian missile types can deploy up to 10 warheads per missile, and the subs which fire them can carry 20 missiles, so 200 warheads. But there aren't many of those subs sailing any more, so that number is iffy, even if they are just counting theoretically.

A lot of the ICBMs are still deployed but the MIRVs (the multi-warhead missiles) should no longer be active because of a previous arms reduction. Still, I believe their ICBM deployment is somewhere around 1,000?

**Error** · 02 Jul 2009, 03:08 AM

Oh I'm not saying they don't have any ICBMs any more, just that I find the amount that would be submarine launched is overly high. Russia is apparently only operating 3 Typhoon class subs due to operating costs, and they are the ones that carry the most warheads. So that's 600 warheads. There are 4 additional retired Typhoons, so theoretically that's 800 more warheads, so 1400 if everything was returned to coldwar status.

There are of course other sub classes in the Russian Navy, so 1000 warheads is very realistic, but nearly 3000 is extreme. There is no way they have that many subs deployed, which was Detour's original comment.

**Melf** · 02 Jul 2009, 09:50 PM

6283 nuclear warheads
Are within range of
Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

By country

2347 from USA
3684 from Russia
192 from UK
60 from France

By delivery

2369 from long range ICBMs
0 from short range missiles
1143 from bomber aircraft
2771 from nuclear submarines

OMG, FRANCE!