START I Weapons on Territory
ICBM Designations/Number of Warheads
ICBM Bases and Deployed Launchers
START-Accountable Launchers & Warheads
ACLM Designations/Number of Warheads
Heavy Bomber Bases
Total Deployed Bombers & Warheads
All nuclear warheads were removed from Ukraine as of 6/1/96. ICBMs and silos are still being dismantled.
[Ustina Markus, "Last Nuclear Weapons Removed From Ukraine," OMRI Daily Digest, 6/3/96.]
START I MOU TABLES: WEAPONS ON TERRITORY
[Unless otherwise cited, the information contained in this section is derived either from Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) exchanged by Ukraine and the US under the terms of the START I Treaty. This information is exchange twice a year, on the first of January and the first of July. The MOUs are made public four months after the exchange of information.]
ICBM DESIGNATIONS/NUMBER OF WARHEADS
| UNITED STATES DESIGNATION |
USSR/RUSSIA |
WARHEADS |
SS-19 Stilletto (silo-launched, liquid fueled) |
RS-18 |
6 |
SS-24 Scalpel (silo-launched, solid fueled) |
RS-22 |
10 |
ICBM BASES AND DEPLOYED LAUNCHERS
Pervomaysk
| 9/90 MOU |
40 SS-19 46 SS-24 |
| 12/94 MOU |
40 SS-19 46 SS-24 |
| 1/1/96 MOU* |
38 SS-19 46 SS-24 |
| 7/1/96 MOU |
SS-19: 37 launchers, 0 ICBMs SS-24: 46 launchers, 46 ICBMs |
| 1/1/97 MOU |
SS-19: 19 launchers, 0 ICBMs SS-24: 46 launchers, 46 ICBMs |
| 7/1/97 MOU |
SS-19: 19 launchers, 0 ICBMs SS-24: 46 launchers, 46 ICBMs |
| 1/1/98 MOU |
SS-19: 0 launchers, 0 ICBMs SS-24: 46 launchers, 46 ICBMs |
| 7/1/98 MOU |
SS-19: 0 launchers, 0 ICBMs SS-24: 46 launchers, 46 ICBMs |
| 7/31/01 MOU |
SS-19: 0 launchers, 0 ICBMs SS-24: 13 launchers, 4 ICBMs |
| 7/31/02 MOU |
SS-19: 0 launchers, 0 ICBMs SS-24: 0 launchers, 0 ICBMs |
Khmelnytskyy
| 9/90 MOU |
90 SS-19 3 SS-11 ** |
| 12/94 MOU |
90 SS-19 |
| 1/1/96 MOU* |
90 SS-19 |
| 7/1/96 MOU |
SS-19: 90 launchers, 50 ICBMs 3 SS-11 launchers** |
| 1/1/97 MOU |
SS-19: 50 launchers, 45 ICBMs |
| 7/1/97 MOU |
SS-19: 45 launchers, 27 ICBMs |
| 1/1/98 MOU |
SS-19: 20 launchers, 10 ICBMs |
| 7/1/98 MOU |
SS-19: 9 launchers, 9 ICBMs |
| 7/31/01 MOU |
SS-19: 0 launchers, 0 ICBMs |
| 7/31/02 MOU |
SS-19: 0 launchers, 0 ICBMs |
*As of 6/1/96, all nuclear warheads were withdrawn to Russia for dismantlement in accordance with the Trilateral Statement. The heavy bombers have not been dismantled or transferred to Russia, and these bombers remain on the books until they are destroyed. Their attributed warheads also remain start-accountable (at a level of approximately 352), even though no warheads are deployed. The cruise missiles for the bombers apparently remain in Ukraine, albeit without warheads.
START-ACCOUNTABLE LAUNCHERS & WARHEADS
| 9/90 MOU |
130 SS-19 46 SS-24 176 ICBMs 1240 Warheads |
| 12/94 MOU |
130 SS-19 46 SS-24 176 ICBMs 240 Warheads |
| 1/1/96 MOU* |
128 SS-19 46 SS-24 174 ICBMs 1228 Warheads |
| 7/1/96 MOU |
127 SS-19 46 SS-24 173 ICBMs 1222 Warheads |
| 1/1/97 MOU |
69 SS-19 46 SS-24 115 ICBMs 874 Warheads |
| 7/1/97 MOU |
64 SS-19 46 SS-24 110 ICBMs 844 Warheads |
| 1/1/98 MOU |
20 SS-19 46 SS-24 66 ICBMs 580 Warheads |
| 7/1/98 MOU |
9 SS-19 46 SS-24 55 ICBMs 514 Warheads |
| 7/31/01 MOU |
0 SS-19 13 SS-24 13 ICBMs 130 Warheads |
For START I purposes, a launcher is counted until the destruction of the silo is complete, even though the silo may be empty and the missile deactivated.
*As of 6/1/96, all nuclear warheads were transferred to Russia for dismantlement in accordance with the Trilateral Statement.
ALCM DESIGNATIONS/NUMBER OF WARHEADS
| UNITED STATES |
USSR/RUSSIA |
WARHEADS |
| AS-15A Kent |
Kh-55 |
1 |
| AS-15B Kent |
Kh-65 |
1 |
AS-15A ALCMs are launched from Bear H6 (up to 6 ALCMs) and are also launched from Bear H16 (up to 10 ALCMs). AS-15B ALCMs are launched from Tu-160 Blackjack heavy bombers (up to 12 ALCMs).
HEAVY BOMBER BASES
Uzin
| 9/90 MOU |
21 Bear H16 (Tu-95MS) 1 Bear A 1 Bear B |
| 12/94 MOU |
20 Bear H16 5 Bear H6 1 Bear A 1 Bear B |
| 1/1/96 MOU* |
20 Bear H16 4 Bear H6 1 Bear A |
| 7/1/96 MOU |
20 Bear H16 4 Bear H6 1 Bear A |
| 1/1/97 MOU |
20 Bear H16 4 Bear H6 1 Bear A |
| 7/1/97 MOU |
20 Bear H16 4 Bear H6 1 Bear A |
| 1/1/98 MOU |
20 Bear H16 4 Bear H6 1Bear A |
| 7/1/98 MOU |
20 Bear H16 4 Bear H6 1 Bear A |
| 7/31/01 MOU |
0 Bear H16 0 Bear H6 0 Bear A |
Pryluky
| 9/90 MOU |
13 Blackjack (Tu-160) |
| 12/94 MOU |
19 Blackjack |
| 1/1/96 MOU |
90 SS-19 |
| 7/1/96 MOU |
SS-19: 90 launchers, 50 ICBMs 3 SS-11 launchers** |
| 1/1/97 MOU |
SS-19: 50 launchers, 45 ICBMs |
| 7/1/97 MOU |
SS-19: 45 launchers, 27 ICBMs |
| 1/1/98 MOU |
SS-19: 20 launchers, 10 ICBMs |
| 7/1/98 MOU |
SS-19: 9 launchers, 9 ICBMs |
| 7/31/01 MOU |
SS-19: 0 launchers, 0 ICBMs |
| 7/31/02 MOU |
SS-19: 0 launchers, 0 ICBMs |
TOTAL DEPLOYED BOMBERS & WARHEADS
| MOU |
HEAVY BOMBERS |
WARHEADS |
| 9/90 MOU |
36 |
368 |
| 12/94 MOU |
46 |
354 |
| 1/1/96 MOU |
44 |
352 |
| 6/1/96 MOU* |
44 |
0 |
| 7/1/96 MOU* |
44 |
0 |
| 1/1/98 MOU |
44 |
0 |
| 7/1/98 MOU |
44 |
0 |
|
7/31/01 MOU |
44 |
0 |
*As of 6/1/96, all nuclear warheads were withdrawn to Russia for dismantlement in accordance with the Trilateral Statement. The heavy bombers have not been dismantled or transferred to Russia, and these bombers remain on the books until they are destroyed. Their attributed warheads also remain start-accountable (at a level of approximately 352), even though no warheads are deployed. The cruise missiles for the bombers apparently remain in Ukraine, albeit without warheads.
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Updated April 2005 |
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