Russian nuclear triad
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The Russian nuclear triad is Russia’s three-pronged strategic nuclear deterrent, consisting of land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched ballistic missiles, and long-range strategic bombers.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Russian strategic nuclear forces | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nuclear triad
ⓘ
strategic nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| airLegOperatedBy | Russian Aerospace Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airLegPlatform |
Tupolev Tu-160
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tupolev Tu-22M3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Tupolev Tu-95MS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airLegType | air-launched cruise missile ⓘ |
| airLegWeapon |
Kh-101 cruise missile (nuclear-capable variant)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kh-102 cruise missile NERFINISHED ⓘ Kh-55 cruise missile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armsControlContext |
New START Treaty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaties (START) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandAndControl | National Defence Management Center of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| component |
land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles
ⓘ
long-range strategic bombers ⓘ submarine-launched ballistic missiles ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| era | post-Soviet period ⓘ |
| landLegOperatedBy | Strategic Rocket Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landLegSystem |
Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
R-36M2 Voyevoda NERFINISHED ⓘ RS-12M Topol NERFINISHED ⓘ RS-12M2 Topol-M NERFINISHED ⓘ RS-24 Yars NERFINISHED ⓘ UR-100NUTTKh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landLegType |
road-mobile ICBM
ⓘ
silo-based ICBM ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernizationFocus |
enhancement of penetration capabilities against missile defense
ⓘ
improvement of survivability ⓘ replacement of Soviet-era systems ⓘ |
| modernizationProgram | strategic forces modernization ⓘ |
| origin | Cold War legacy forces of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| policyFramework | Russian nuclear doctrine ⓘ |
| purpose |
deterrence of nuclear attack
ⓘ
second-strike capability ⓘ strategic deterrence ⓘ |
| role |
deterrence of large-scale conventional aggression
ⓘ
guarantee of national sovereignty ⓘ |
| seaLegOperatedBy | Russian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seaLegPlatform |
Borei-class ballistic missile submarine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delta IV-class ballistic missile submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seaLegSystem |
R-29RMU Sineva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
R-29RMU2 Layner NERFINISHED ⓘ RSM-56 Bulava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seaLegType | submarine-launched ballistic missile ⓘ |
| strategicCommand | General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | maintain credible second-strike capability against major nuclear powers ⓘ |
| successorOf | Soviet nuclear triad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Russian strategic nuclear forces