Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs), Submarines, & Bombers-- U.S. & Soviet Union Balance:1980-1987 Net Change Weapons System 1980 1985 1987 1980-1987
ICBMs:
United States(1) 1,052 1,017 996 -56
Minutemen II 450 450 450 -
Minuteman III 550 550 514 -36
Peacekeeper (MX) - - 32 32
Soviet Union 1,398 1,398 1,389 -9
SS-11 640 448 420 -220
SS-13 60 60 60 -
SS-17 150 150 145 -5
SS-18 308 308 308 -
SS-19 240 360 350 110
Warheads:
United States 2,152 2,117 2,312 160
Soviet Union 5,002 6,420 6,400 1,398
Submarine systems:
SLBMs:(2)
United States(1) 576 600 640 64
Trident I 80 312 384 304
Poseidon 416 288 256 -160
Soviet Union(1) 985 931 969 -16
SS-N-6 464 304 256 -208
SS-N-8 292 292 286 -6
SS-N-17 12 12 12 -
SS-N-18 160 224 224 64
Warheads:
United States 4,880 5,376 5,632 752
Soviet Union 1,625 2,307 2,941 1,316
Bombers:
United States(1) 376 297 363 -13
B-1B - - 81 81
B-52G 151 151 150 -1
B-52H 90 90 84 -6
FB-111 60 56 48 -12
Soviet Union(1) 220 325 326 106
Tu-95 BEAR 100 100 100 -
Tu-95 BEAR-H - 50 60 60
Tu-22M Backfire 75 145 165 90
- Represents zero.
1. Includes weapons not shown separately.
2. Submarine-launched ballistic missle.
Source:The Congress of the United States, Congressional Research