In January 2020 Russia was estimated to have 532 strategic launchers that can carry about 2100 nuclear warheads. In its September 2019 New START data exchange Russia reported 513 deployed launchers with 1426 New START-accountable nuclear warheads.
On 27 October 2025 the President of Russia signed a federal law that denounced the US-Russian Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement. This law ended another chapter in the history of US-Russian cooperation. The factual account, with links to documents, is...
When Russia held its annual strategic exercise on 22 October 2025, the Chief of the General Staff said that the purpose of the exercise was to "practice the procedures for authorizing the use of nuclear weapons." This prompted me...
On 21 October 2025 Russia conducted what was described as the key test of the Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile (also referred to as SSC-X-9 Skyfall). The test was discussed at a meeting of the President of Russia and the military...
On 22 October 2025 Russian armed forces conducted a regular exercise of strategic forces (in English). This is an annual exercise that is traditionally held in the fall. The previous one was held on 29 October 2024. As in previous...
The Air and Space Forces conducted a successful launch of a Soyuz-2.1b rocket from the launch pad No. 3 of the launch complex No. 43 of the Plesetsk space launch site (Ministry of Defense video). The launch took place at...
On 21 August 2025, at 12:32 MSK (09:32 UTC) crews of the Air and Space Forces conducted a successful launch of an Angara 1.2 launcher from the launch pad 1 of the launch complex 35 of the Plesetsk test site....
On 24 July 2025, K-555 Knyaz Pozharsky, a submarine of the Borey-A/Project 955A class, was transferred to the Russian navy in a ceremony at Severodvinsk. The construction of the submarine began in 2016. Its acceptance for service was expected in...
On 19 June 2025, at 06:01.20 MSK (03:01.20 UTC), crews of the Air and Space Forces conducted a successful launch of an Angara A5 launcher from the Plesetsk test site. (Video of the launch in the MoD Telegram channel.) The...
Starting in late 2022, right when it began the deployment of the second regiment of Avangard missiles, Russia started an upgrade of missile positions. By late 2024, all positions of 368th missile regiment had been upgraded. All include a characteristic...
The Air and Space Forces conducted a successful launch of a Soyuz-2.1b rocket from the launch pad No. 4 of the launch complex No. 43 of the Plesetsk space launch site. The launch took place at 11:36 MSK (08:36 UTC)...
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