Russia To NATO: FAFO

Following Putin’s signing of Russia’s updated nuclear doctrine into law, which allows them to launch nukes at countries backing attacks from Ukraine, here are some of their most powerful weapons:

RS-24 Yars: Road-mobile or silo-based ICBM carrying up to 3 warheads (200-kt yield each). Russia has 772 warheads assigned to Yars.

Topol-M: Single-warhead ICBM (800-kt yield), with 78 missiles in the arsenal.

R-36M2 Voevoda: Ground-based ICBM carrying up to 10 warheads or decoys (550-750 kt). Russia operates 46 Voevodas, totaling 340 warheads.

RS-28 Sarmat: New ICBM carrying up to 16 warheads (750-kt each). Russia plans for 46 Sarmats with initial deployment in 2023.

Avangard: Hypersonic glide vehicle launched via ICBMs. Yield: 800 kt–2 megatons. Currently 7 systems operational.

RSM-56 Bulava: Submarine-launched missile (SLBM) with 6-10 warheads (100-150 kt each). Total 576 warheads deployed on strategic subs.

R-29RMU2 Sineva/Layner: SLBM carrying 4×500 kt or 10-12×100 kt warheads. Total arsenal includes 320 warheads.

Source: Sputnik

h/t MT Ballsack

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