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1. Arsenal Size:
Ukraine possesses no nuclear weapons.
Ukraine formerly had 176 Soviet SS 19 and SS-24 ICBMS with 1,240 warheads and 44 strategic bombers, as well as an unspecified number of tactical nuclear warheads placed on its territory.

2. Destructive Power:
N/A

3. Progress in Disarmament:
By 1996, Ukraine transferred all Soviet-era strategic warheads to Russia.
By January 2002, all strategic bombers on Ukraine's territory had been either dismantled, transferred to Russia, or converted to non military use. All ICBMs had been extracted from the silos and either eliminated or disassembled pending elimination. All ICBM silos had been eliminated.

4. Nuclear Weapons Related Policy:
State party to the NPT, PTBT, CTBT, and START I. Ratified the Lisbon Protocol to START I.

 


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CNSThis material is produced independently for NTI by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of and has not been independently verified by NTI or its directors, officers, employees, agents. Copyright © 2007 by MIIS.

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