Russian nuclear weapons, 2023

Bibliographic Data

ID21428167
AuthorsHans M Kristensen (0000-0003-1466-5938, corresponding author), Matt Korda (Federation of American Scientists), Eliana Reynolds (Federation of American Scientists)
Year2023
Volume79
Issue3
Pages174-199
Publication date2023-05-04
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueBulletin of the Atomic Scientists (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0096-3402 • E-ISSN: 1938-3282
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00963402.2023.2202542
OpenAlexW4375852163
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited3

The Nuclear Notebook is researched and written by the staff of the Federation of American Scientists’ Nuclear Information Project: Director Hans M. Kristensen, Senior Research Associate and Project Manager Matt Korda, and Research Associate Eliana Reynolds. The Nuclear Notebook column has been published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists since 1987. This issue’s column examines Russia’s nuclear arsenal, which includes a stockpile of approximately 4,489 warheads. Of these, some 1,674 strategic warheads are deployed on ballistic missiles and at heavy bomber bases, while an approximate additional 999 strategic warheads, along with 1,816 nonstrategic warheads, are held in reserve. The Russian arsenal continues its broad modernization intended to replace most Soviet-era weapons by the late-2020s. To see all previous Nuclear Notebook columns, go to https://thebulletin.org/nuclear-risk/nuclear-weapons/nuclear-notebook

Aeronautics · Arms control · Ballistic missile · Business · International trade · Missile · Nuclear physics · Nuclear technology · Nuclear weapon · Physics · Political science · Stockpile · Warhead · Aerospace Engineering · Engineering · Law · Nuclear Issues and Defense · Radioactive contamination and transfer

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