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| SS-18SS-18 | Satan | 138 | 1979 | 10 x 550/750 (MIRV) | 1,380 |
| SS-19 | Stiletto | 134 | 1980 | 6 x 550/750 (MIRV) | 804 |
| SS-24 M1 | Scalpel | 36 | 1987 | 10 x 550 (MIRV) | 360 |
| SS-25 | Sickle | 342 | 1985 | 1 x 550 | 342 |
| SS-27 | n.a. | 30 | 1997 | 1 x 550 | 30 |
| Total | 680 | 2,916 | |||
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| SS-N-18 M1 | Stingray | 96 | 1978 | 3 x 200 (MIRV) | 288 |
| SS-N-20 | Sturgeon | 40 | 1983 | 10 x 100 (MIRV) | 400 |
| SS-N-23 | Skiff | 96 | 1986 | 4 x 100 (MIRV) | 384 |
| Total | 232 | 1,072 | |||
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| Tu-95 MS6 | Bear H6 | 34 | 1984 | 6 AS-15A ALCMs or bombs | 204 |
| Tu-95 MS6 | Bear H6 | 34 | 1984 | 6 AS-15A ALCMs or bombs | 204 |
| Tu-160 | Blackjack | 15 | 1987 | 12 AS-15B ALCMs,AS-16 SRAMs, or bombs | 180 |
| Total | 79 | 864 | |||
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| Grand total | 991 | 4,850 | |||
| ALCM--air-launched cruise missile; AS--air-to-surface missile; ICBM--intercontinental ballistic missile, range greater than 5,500 kilometers; MIRV--multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles; SLBM--submarine-launched ballistic missile; SRAM--short-range attack missile
July/August 2003 pp. 70-72 (vol. 59, no. 04) © 2003 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Russian milatary aircraft photos & info (in Danish):
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