Nuclear Weapons in Russia: Safety, Security, and Control Issues
Abstract
When the Soviet Union collapsed in late 1991, it reportedly possessed more than 27,000 nuclear weapons, and these weapons were deployed on the territories of several of the longer Soviet republics. All of the nuclear warheads have now been moved to Russia, but Russia still has around 6,000 strategic nuclear weapons and perhaps as many as 12,000 warheads for nonstrategic nuclear weapons.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 25, 2003
- Accession Number
- ADA477831
Entities
People
- Amy F. Woolf
Organizations
- Library of Congress