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ICBM DESIGNATIONS/NUMBER OF WARHEADS

US	USSR/RUSSIA	WARHEADS
SS-11 Sego	RS-10	1
SS-13 Savage	RS-12	1
SS-17 Spanker	RS-16	4
SS-18 Satan	RS-20	10
SS-19 Stiletto	RS-18	6
SS-24 Scalpel	RS-22	10
SS-25 Sickle	RS-12M	1
SS-27 Topol-M	RS-12M2*	1

*The START I MOU refers to this missile as RS-12M Variant 2. This designation covers both the silo and road-based versions of the missile.

Please see the section on the history of ICBMs for more information on these missiles and earlier generations of ICBMs.

The following tables are based on official data exchanged between the parties to the START I treaty using START I counting rules.

START-ACCOUNTABLE ICBM LAUNCHERS

	SS-11	SS-13	SS-17	SS-18	SS-19	SS-24	SS-25	SS-27
9/90	326	40	47	204	170	43	234	0
12/94	10	0	10	186	170	46	318	0
1/96	0	0	1	186	170	46	351	0
7/96	0	0	0	186	170	46	351	0
1/1/97	0	0	0	186	170	46	360	0
7/1/97	0	0	0	186	170	46	360	0
1/1/98	0	0	0	180	168	46	362	0
7/1/98	0	0	0	180	168	46	360	2
7/1/99	0	0	0	180	160	46	360	10
7/31/00	0	0	0	180	150	46	360	20
7/31/01	0	0	0	166	150	42	360	24
7/31/02	0	0	0	148	150	36	345	30
1/31/03	0	0	0	144	150	36	342	30
1/31/04	0	0	0	126	144	15	312	36
7/31/04	0	0	0	125	144	15	315	36
7/1/05	0	0	0	108	140	3	294	40
1/1/06	0	0	0	104	138	0	273	42
7/1/06	0	0	0	104	138	0	258	42
1/1/07	0	0	0	104	136	0	243	47*
7/1/07	0	0	0	104	136	0	222	47*

* 3 of the SS-27 are for road mobile launchers. [Source: START I MOU for the date indicated in table.] {Updated 4/2/2002 RG; 3/12/2003 EMC; 11/27/2007 PT}

ICBM TOTAL DEPLOYMENTS

	Total ICBMs	Total Warheads
9/90	1,064	4,278
12/94	740	3,708
1/96	754	3,695
7/96	753	3,691
1/1/97	762	3,700
7/1/97	762	3,700
1/1/98	756	3,630
7/1/98	756	3,630
7/1/99	756	3,590
7/31/00	756	3,540
7/31/01	742	3,364
7/31/02	709	3,115
1/31/03	702	3,072
1/31/04	633	2,622
7/31/04	635	2,615
7/1/05	585	2,284

[Source: START I MOU for the date indicated in table.] {Updated 4/2/2002 RG; 3/12/2003 EMC; 11/27/2007 PT}

ICBM BASES
Launchers (silos) are the basic unit of account for this table. Not all launchers have ICBMs deployed in them. Non-deployed missiles are also listed.

Bases: A-D, I-Ko, Kr-Ta, Te-Y

Aleysk Barnaul Bershet Dombarovskiy Drovyanaya

9/90 30 SS-18
4 n-d SS-18** 0 60 SS-11
9 SS-24 (rail) 64 SS-18
6 n-d SS-18 50 SS-11
1 n-d SS-11

12/94 30 SS-18
3 n-d SS-18 36 SS-25 12 SS-24 (rail) 58 SS-18 10 SS-11
9 SS-25

7/1/96 30 SS-18
2 n-d SS-18 36 SS-25 15 SS-24 (rail) 58 SS-18
2 n-d SS-18 18 SS-25

1/1/97 30 SS-18
2 n-d SS-18 36 SS-25 12 SS-24 (rail) 58 SS-18
2 n-d SS-18 18 SS-25

7/1/97 30 SS-18
2 n-d SS-18 36 SS-25 15 SS-24 (rail) 58 SS-18
2 n-d SS-18 18 SS-25

1/1/98 30 SS-18
2 n-d SS-18 36 SS-25 12 SS-24 (rail) 52 SS-18
2 n-d SS-18 18 SS-25

7/1/98 30 SS-18
2 n-d
SS-18 36 SS-25 12 SS-24 (rail) 52 SS-18
2 n-d SS-18 18 SS-25

7/1/99 30 SS-18
2 n-d
SS-18 36 SS-25 12 SS-24 (rail) 52 SS-18
1 n-d
SS-18 18 SS-25

7/31/00 30 SS-18
2 n-d
SS-18 36 SS-25 12 SS-24 (rail) 52 SS-18
2 n-d
SS-18 18 SS-25

7/31/01 16 SS-18***
0 n-d
SS-18 36 SS-25
1 n-d launcher 12 SS-24 (rail) 52 SS-18
2 n-d
SS-18 18 SS-25

7/31/02 0 36 SS-25 9 SS-24 (rail) 52 SS-18      2 n-d SS-18 3 SS-25

7/31/03 36 SS-25 52 SS-18      2 n-d SS-18 0 SS-25

1/31/04 33 SS-25
2 n-d SS-25    12 n-d SS-24 (rail); 12 n-d launchers 52 SS-18      1 n-d SS-18 0 SS-25

7/31/04 36 SS-25 52 SS-18      1 n-d SS-18 0 SS-25

7/1/05 36 SS-25 52 SS-18      1 n-d SS-18 0 SS-25

	Irkutsk	Kansk	Kartaly	Kostroma	Kozelsk
9/90	36 SS-25	27 SS-25	46 SS-18 4 n-d SS-18	12 SS-24 (rail)	60 SS-19 4 n-d SS-19
12/94	36 SS-25	36 SS-25	46 SS-18	12 SS-24 (rail)	60 SS-19 10 n-d SS-19
7/1/96	36 SS-25	45 SS-25	46 SS-18	12 SS-24 (rail)	60 SS-19
1/1/97	36 SS-25	45 SS-25	46 SS-18	12 SS-24 (rail)	60 SS-19 4 n-d SS-19
7/1/97	36 SS-25	45 SS-25	46 SS-18	12 SS-24 (rail)	60 SS-19 1 n-d SS-19
1/1/98	36 SS-25	45 SS-25	46 SS-18	12 SS-24 (rail)	60 SS-19 4 n-d SS-19
7/1/98	36 SS-25	45 SS-25	46 SS-18	12 SS-24 (rail)	60 SS-19 2 n-d SS-19
7/1/99	36 SS-25	45 SS-25	46 SS-18	12 SS-24 (rail)	60 SS-19 3 n-d SS-19
7/31/00	36 SS-25	45 SS-25	46 SS-18	12 SS-24 (rail)	60 SS-19 2 n-d SS-19
7/31/01	36 SS-25	45 SS-25	46 SS-18 2 n-d SS-18	12 SS-24 (rail)	60 SS-19 2 n-d SS-19
7/31/02	36 SS-25	45 SS-25	44 SS-18****	15 SS-24 (rail)*****	60 SS-19 2 n-d SS-19
7/31/03	36 SS-25	45 SS-25	37 SS-18	15 SS-24 (rail)*****	60 SS-19 2 n-d SS-19
1/31/04	36 SS-25	45 SS-25	22 SS-18	15 SS-24 (rail)*****	60 SS-19 2 n-d SS-19
7/31/04	36 SS-25	45 SS-25	21 SS-18	15 SS-24 (rail)*****	60 SS-19 2 n-d SS-19
7/1/05	36 SS-25	45 SS-25	4 SS-18	3 SS-24	60 SS-19 2 n-d SS-19

	Krasnoyarsk	Nizhniy Tagil	Novosibirsk	Svobodnyy	Tatishchevo
9/90	40 SS-11 1 n-d SS-11 12 SS-24 (rail)	45 SS-25 2 n-d SS-25	27 SS-25	60 SS-11 6 n-d SS-11	110 SS-19 10 SS-24 (silo) 4 n-d SS-19
12/94	12 SS-24 (rail) 4 n-d SS-11	45 SS-25	45 SS-25	0	110 SS-19 10 SS-24 (silo)
7/1/96	9 SS-24 (rail)	45 SS-25 1 n-d launcher	45 SS-25	*	110 SS-19 10 SS-24 (silo) 0 n-d
1/1/97	12 SS-24 (rail)	45 SS-25 1 n-d launcher	45 SS-25	*	110 SS-19 10 SS-24 0 n-d
7/1/97	9 SS-24 (rail)	45 SS-25 1 n-d launcher	45 SS-25	*	110 SS-19 1 n-d SS-19
1/1/98	12 SS-24 (rail)	45 SS-25 1 n-d launcher	45 SS-25	*	110 SS-19 10 SS-24 1 n-d SS-19
7/1/98	12 SS-24 (rail)	45 SS-25 1 n-d launcher	45 SS-25	*	2 RS-12M Variant 2 (SS-27) 108 SS-19 10 SS-24 1 n-d SS-19
7/1/99	12 SS-24 (rail)	45 SS-25 1 n-d launcher	45 SS-25	*	10 RS-12M Variant 2 (SS-27) 100 SS-19 10 SS-24 2 n-d SS-19
7/31/00	12 SS-24 (rail)	45 SS-25 1 n-d launcher	45 SS-25	*	20 RS-12M Variant 2 (SS-27) 90 SS-19 10 SS-24 1 n-d SS-19
7/31/01	12 SS-24 (rail)	45 SS-25 1 n-d launcher	45 SS-25	*	24 RS-12M Variant 2 (SS-27)* 90 SS-19* 6 SS-24*** 1 n-d SS-19
7/31/02	12 SS-24 (rail)	45 SS-25 1 n-d launcher	45 SS-25	* 1 n-d launcher	30 RS-12M Variant 2 (SS-27)** 90 SS-19** 1 n-d SS-19
7/31/03	9 SS-24 (rail)	45 SS-25 1 n-d launcher	45 SS-25		30 RS-12M Variant 2 (SS-27)** 90 SS-19** 4 n-d SS-19
1/31/04	0 SS-24 (rail)	36 SS-25 0 n-d launcher	45 SS-25	* 1 n-d launcher	36 RS-12M Variant 2 (SS-27)** 84 SS-19**** 4 n-d SS-19
7/31/04	9 SS-24 (rail)	36 SS-25 0 n-d launcher	45 SS-25		36 RS-12M Variant 2 (SS-27)** 84 SS-19** 4 n-d SS-19
7/1/05	0 SS-24 (rail)	36 SS-25	45 SS-25		40 RS-12M Variant 2 (SS-27)** 80 SS-19** 4 n-d SS-19

	Teykovo	Uzhur	Vypolzovo	Yasnaya	Yoshkar-Ola	Yurya
9/90	26 SS-11 36 SS-25 10 n-d SS-11	64 SS-18	47 SS-17	90 SS-11	40 SS-13 18 SS-25	45 SS-25 1 n-d SS-25
12/94	36 SS-25	52 SS-18 4 n-d SS-18	10 SS-17 3 SS-25	0	27 SS-25	45 SS-25
7/1/96	36 SS-25	52 SS-18 2 n-d SS-18	9 SS-25	0	36 SS-25	45 SS-25 1 n-d launcher
1/1/97	36 SS-25	52 SS-18 2 n-d SS-18	18 SS-25	0	36 SS-25	45 SS-25 1 n-d launcher
7/1/97	36 SS-25	52 SS-18 2 n-d SS-18	18 SS-25	0	36 SS-25	45 SS-25 1 n-d launcher
1/1/98	36 SS-25	52 SS-18 2 n-d SS-18	18 SS-25	0	36 SS-25	45 SS-25 1 n-d launcher
7/1/98	36 SS-25	52 SS-18 2 n-d SS-18	18 SS-25	0	36 SS-25	45 SS-25 1 n-d launcher
7/1/99	36 SS-25	52 SS-18 2 n-d SS-18	18 SS-25	0	36 SS-25	45 SS-25 1 n-d launcher
7/31/00	36 SS-25	52 SS-18 2 n-d SS-18	18 SS-25	0	36 SS-25	45 SS-25 1 n-d launcher
7/31/01	36 SS-25	52 SS-18*** 2 n-d SS-18	18 SS-25	0	36 SS-25	45 SS-25 1 n-d launcher
7/31/02	36 SS-25	52 SS-18**** 2 n-d SS-18	18 SS-25	0	36 SS-25	45 SS-25 1 n-d launcher
7/31/03	36 SS-25	52 SS-18 2 n-d SS-18	18 SS-25	0	36 SS-25	45 SS-25 1 n-d launcher
1/31/04	36 SS-25	46 SS-18	18 SS-25	0	27 SS-25	36 SS-25 1 n-d launcher
7/31/04	36 SS-25	52 SS-18 0 n-d SS-18	18 SS-25	0	27 SS-25	36 SS-25 1 n-d launcher
7/1/05	36 SS-25	52 SS-18	18 SS-25	0	27 SS-25	15 SS-25 1 n-d launcher

*) The former ICBM base at Svobodnyy is being converted for use as a space launch facility.
**) n-d stands for non-deployed.
***) # of deployed launchers reported; actual deployed ICBMs were reported as follows: Aleysk: 13 SS-18; Tatishchevo: 23 RS-12M2, 84 SS-19, 0 SS-24; Uzhur: 46 SS-18.
****) # of deployed launchers reported; actual deployed ICBMs were reported as follows: Kartaly: 40 SS-18; Uzhur: 46 SS-18; Tatishchevo: 28 RS-12M2, 77 SS-19.
*****) Three of these SS-24 rail-mobile launchers are from the Bershet ICBM base but temporarily are deployed in Kostroma.
******) # of deployed launchers reported; actual deployed ICBMs were reported as follows: Kartaly: 40 SS-18; Uzhur: 46 SS-18; Tatishchevo: 28 RS-12M2, 70 SS-19.

[Source: START I MOU for the date indicated in table.]
{Updated 2/22/00 EV; 12/19/2000 MJ; 4/2/2002 RG; 3/12/2003 EMC; 11/27/2007 PT}

Page last updated 27 November 2007
For major recent developments, see the General Nuclear Weapons Developments file.

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