It appears that the reason the Rocket Forces did not disclose the exact number of mobile Topol-M missiles deployed in Teykovo in December 2008 was that the number was somewhat smaller than previously planned. At least one report indicates that only 12 mobile Topol-M missiles were operational as of beginning of 2009, not 15 as was expected. At the same time, the number of silo-based Topol-Ms is listed as 50, which means that 2 missiles were quietly deployed at the end of the year. It's not quite clear, though, whether this report could be trusted. We may have to wait till the next START MOU release to find out. Meanwhile, I'll keep the higher number - 65 Topol-M missiles - in the overview of the current status of the forces.
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