Russia had an inventory of 5,889 nuclear warheads as of January 2023. Of them, 1,674, or approximately 28 percent, were deployed. Russia, which conducted its first nuclear test in 1949, had the largest nuclear weapon inventory worldwide, followed by the United States.
Total inventory of nuclear warheads in Russia from 2012 to 2023, by type
The latest figures are as of January 2023.
The source counted stored and retired warheads awaiting dismantlement together as "other warheads" until 2022.
The statistic has been compiled from several reports by the source.
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