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Saturday, 10 April 2010

US and Russian nuclear arsenals

US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, signed a landmark nuclear arms treaty in the Czech capital, Prague on Thursday.
The treaty commits the former Cold War enemies to each reduce the number of deployed strategic warheads to 1,550 - 30% lower than the previous ceiling. Here is a breakdown of their respective arsenals.







































USAUS Flag RUSSIARussia Flag
Intercontinental ballistic missile
Minuteman Topol
Name No. Warheads Name No. Warheads
Minuteman* 450 550 SS-18 (Satan) 50 500



SS-19 (Stiletto) 60 360



SS-25 (Sickle) 150 150



SS-27 (Topol)* 71 80
SUBTOTAL 450 550
331 1,090

Submarine-launched ballistic missiles
US, Trident SS-N-23 (Skiff)
Name No. Warheads Name No. Warheads
Trident 288 1,152 SS-N-18 M1 (Stingray) 64 192



SS-N-23*
(Skiff & Sineva)
96 384
SUBTOTAL 288 1,152
144 576

Bombers
US, bomber Blackjack
Name No. Warheads Name No. Warheads
B52 Stratofortress 44 350 Tu-95 (Bear) 62 682
B-2A Spirit* 16 150 Tu-160 (Blackjack)* 13 156
SUBTOTAL 60 500
75 838

Nonstrategic (short-range) forces
US nonstrategic S-300 Grumble
Name No. Warheads Name No. Warheads
Tomahawk* cruise missile 325 100 53T6 (Gazelle) 68 68
B61 bombs
400 SA-10 (Grumble)* 1,900 630



Bombers/fighters 524 650



Subs/Ships/Air
700
SUBTOTAL 325 500
1,492 2,000
TOTAL 1,123 2,702
2,042 4,600
Source: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Note: Names in brackets are those used by Nato. Those names with an "*" next to them are pictured. The data for the US relates to 2009. That for Russia, 2010.
Photo Credits: Getty, AFP, Airteamimages.com , GlobalSecurity.Org

Source: http://newscri.be/link/1066800


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