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Index of Nuclear Data

Table of USSR/Russian Strategic Offensive Force Loadings
1956-80 | 1981-2002


End Year
 ICBMs
SLBMs
Bombers
Total

Launchers Warheads
Launchers Warheads
Launchers Warheads
Launchers Warheads
1956





40 120
40 120
1957





53 152
53 152
1958


6 6
85 250
91 256
1959


33 33
105 310
138 343
1960 2 2
30 30
121 354
153 386
1961 10 10
57 57
133 382
200 449
1962 36 36
72 69
138 392
246 497
1963 99 99
72 69
150 440
321 608
1964 191 191
72 69
173 522
436 782
1965 281 281
75 72
163 532
519 885
1966 416 416
78 75
159 546
653 1,037
1967 818 818
87 72
159 576
1,064 1,466
1968 1,017 1,017
138 120
159 576
1,314 1,713
1969 1,274 1,274
221 194
157 568
1,652 2,036
1970 1,472 1,472
317 287
157 568
1,946 2,327
1971 1,519 1,539
407 362
157 568
2,083 2,469
1972 1,504 1,524
503 458
157 568
2,164 2,550
1973 1,462 1,557
595 556
157 568
2,214 2,681
1974 1,367 1,587
679 688
157 568
2,203 2,843
1975 1,469 1,799
771 828
157 568
2,397 3,195
1976 1,483 2,483
849 954
157 568
2,489 4,005
1977 1,333 2,703
972 1,247
157 568
2,462 4,518
1978 1,251 3,491
1,002 1,458
157 568
2,410 5,517
1979 1,395 4,603
993 1,529
157 568
2,545 6,700
1980 1,338 5,362
990 1,558
157 568
2,485 7,488



End Year
 ICBMs
SLBMs
Bombers
Total

Launchers Warheads
Launchers Warheads
Launchers Warheads
Launchers Warheads
1981 1,368 5,692
1,038 1,882
157 568
2,563 8,142
1982 1,398 6,282
990 1,866
157 568
2,545 8,716
1983 1,368 6,660
978 1,854
167 728
2,513 9,242
1984 1,353 6,795
982 2,038
160 720
2,495 9,553
1985 1,371 6,813
980 2,264
160 920
2,511 9,997
1986 1,370 6,812
948 2,280
160 1,120
2,478 10,212
1987 1,418 6,872
962 2,506
155 1,250
2,535 10,628
1988 1,393 6,933
963 2,706
170 1,440
2,526 11,079
1989 1,379 7,031
949 2,938
160 1,560
2,488 11,529
1990 1,297 6,857
908 2,900
127 1,402
2,332 11,159
1991 934 6,034
832 2,792
102 376
1,868 9,202
1992 905 5,680
628 2,492
104 388
1,637 8,560
1993 859 5,117
520 2,384
107 786
1,486 8,287
1994 782 4,278
456 2,320
110 798
1,348 7,396
1995 753 3,691
440 2,272
113 810
1,306 6,773
1996 746 3,580
440 2,272
113 800
1,299 6,652
1997 746 3,580
384 1,824
113 800
1,243 6,204
1998 756 3,590
348 1,576
113 800
1,217 5,966
1999 756 3,540
348 1,576
112 790
1,216 5,906
2000 756 3,540
348 1,576
112 790
1,216 5,906
2001 706 3,011
284 1,384
78 868
1,068 5,263
2002 706 3,011
232 1,072
78 868
1,016 4,951

last revised 11.25.02


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