The Russian defense ministry announced its decision to knock out the last of the three strategic nuclear submarines project 941/M (code NATO: Typhoon). In the service at the present time is only one of the largest submarines - TK-208 Dmitry Donskoj, which is primarily intended to perform the tests sbalistickými missiles Bulava. The other two submarines - TK-17 Arkhangelsk and TK-20 Severstal are in the reserve.
According to the soviet party costs for decommissioning submarines of the contract of the year 2010 START-3 on the reduction of strategic arms, according to which it would not have russia more than 1500 nuclear warheads. According to official sources is 1100 warheads placed on submarine project 955 Borej and 667BDRM Delfin (code NATO: Delta IV), while the remaining 400 is divided between the strategic rocket troops and long-distance air force. Unofficially, however, with the decommissioning of Typhoons talks about trying to save, as these submarines have more than 1.5 fold larger crew than the vessel's class Borej sa in addition are due to its roztměrům also better to be captured by, and vulnerable.
Source: MSIO.
According to the soviet party costs for decommissioning submarines of the contract of the year 2010 START-3 on the reduction of strategic arms, according to which it would not have russia more than 1500 nuclear warheads. According to official sources is 1100 warheads placed on submarine project 955 Borej and 667BDRM Delfin (code NATO: Delta IV), while the remaining 400 is divided between the strategic rocket troops and long-distance air force. Unofficially, however, with the decommissioning of Typhoons talks about trying to save, as these submarines have more than 1.5 fold larger crew than the vessel's class Borej sa in addition are due to its roztměrům also better to be captured by, and vulnerable.
Source: MSIO.