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Russian nuclear arsenal

Members of the Wagner Group look from a military vehicle with the sign "Brother" in Rostov-on-Don late on Saturday. (Photo by Roman Romokhov/AFP via Getty Images)

What would happen if a military group took over Russia’s nuclear arsenal?

By François Diaz-Maurin | Nuclear Weapons

One nuclear-armed Poseidon torpedo could decimate a coastal city. Russia wants 30 of them.

By Silky Kaur | Nuclear Weapons, Voices of Tomorrow

Russian Strategic Missile Forces on the road in a military convoy

Nuclear Notebook: How many nuclear weapons does Russia have in 2022?

By Hans M. Kristensen, Matt Korda | Nuclear Notebook, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Russian nuclear forces, 2015

By Hans M. Kristensen, Robert S. Norris | Nuclear Notebook

Russian Nuclear Forces, 2010

By Robert S. Norris, Hans M. Kristensen | Nuclear Notebook

Russian Nuclear Forces, 2008

By Robert S. Norris, Hans M. Kristensen | Nuclear Notebook

Russian Nuclear Forces, 2007

By Robert S. Norris, Hans M. Kristensen | Nuclear Notebook

Russian Nuclear Forces, 2006

By Robert S. Norris, Hans M. Kristensen | Nuclear Notebook

Russian Nuclear Forces, 2005

By Robert S. Norris, Hans M. Kristensen | Nuclear Notebook

Russian Nuclear Forces, 2004

By Robert S. Norris, Hans M. Kristensen | Nuclear Notebook

Russian Nuclear Forces, 2003

By Robert S. Norris, Hans M. Kristensen | Nuclear Notebook

Russian Nuclear Forces, 2002

By Robert S. Norris, William M. Arkin, Hans M. Kristensen, Joshua Handler | Nuclear Notebook