Detailed overview of current status of the Russian Strategic Forces can be found here. This page represents a collection of links to additional useful resources.
General
- Aging Bacillus Eats Away Nuclear Shield and Military Aviation, - in Russian, (by Mikhail Khodarenok and Nikolai Bezborodov, Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye, February 14, 2003)
- Kremlin Confides in Blind Cynics, - in Russian, (by Vladimir Dvorkin, Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye, February 7, 2003) - author is former Head of the 4th Central Research Institute, Ministry of Defense
- Priority of the Command and Control System, - in Russian, (by Alexandr Rukshin, Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye, January 31, 2003) - Col. Gen. Alexandr Rukshin is the First Deputy of the Head of General Staff - Head of the Main Operational Directorate
- Moving in a Nuclear Circle, - in Russian, (by Sergey Sokut, Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye, January 24, 2003)
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- Balanced Preservation, - in Russian, (by Sergey Brezkun, Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye, December 20, 2002)
- Time to Choose Priorities, - in Russian, (by Vladimir Yevseyev, Nezavisimoye Voyennooye Obozreniye, November 22, 2002)
- Missile Duel Recommenced, - in Russian, (by Sergei Sokut, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, October 15, 2002)
- Nuclear Notebook: Russian nuclear forces, 2002, (The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, July-August 2002)
- Military - Government: 1-0 in Favor of Missiles, - in Russian, (by Vladimir Georgiyev, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, June 21, 2002)
- START Treaty Memorandum of Understanding for Russian Federation, Effective Date: 1 January 2002
- Declared Nuclear Weapons States. Russia from Deadly Arsenals, (by Joseph Cirincione with Jon B. Wolfsthal and Miriam Rajkumar, Carnegie Endowment for Peace, June 2002) - in PDF format
- Do Not Stay Under the Shield!, - in Russian, (by Alexei Arbatov, Novaya Gazeta, April 15, 2002)
- Annual Report to Congress on the Safety and Security of Russian Nuclear Facilities and Military Forces, (National Intelligence Council, February 2002)
- Moscow Changes the Concept of Development of Nuclear Forces, - in Russian, (by Sergey Sokut, Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye, January 19, 2002)
Strategic Rocket Forces
- Does MoD Need TsNII-4?, - in Russian, (by Vladimir Yeliseyev, Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye, February 21, 2003)
- Our "Satan" Will Be On Duty Longer, - in Russian, (by Oleg Falichev, Krasnaya Zvezda, January 29, 2003) - an interview with Commander of Strategic Rocket Forces Colonel-General Nikolay Solovtsov
- "Satan" To Stay On Duty Till 2016, - in Russian, (by Nikolai Poroskov, Vremya Novostey, December 16, 2002)
- People and Missiles: Social Aspect, in Russian, (by Alexandr Vovk and Alexandr Dolinin, Krasnaya Zvezda, September 5, 2002)
- Moscow Redefines Missile Priorities, - in Russian, (by Salavat Suleimenov, Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye, August 23, 2002)
- Regret Is All That's Left. By 2012 Russia's Nuclear Sword Will Turn Wood, - in Russian, (by Sergey Kherkherov, Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye, August 16, 2002)
- Moscow Ready to Reverse, - in Russian, (by Salavat Suleimanov, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, August 16, 2002), See also: Missiles to Fly Another Direction, - in Russian, (by Dmitri Litovkin, Izvestia, August 15, 2002)
- Rocket Forces Remain to be Young, - in Russian, (by Alexander Dolinin, Krasnaya Zvezda, January 11, 2002) - an interview with Col.-Gen. Vitali Fyedorov, head of SRF personnel directorate
Sea Based Strategic Forces
- Threats from Sea and Ocean Sectors Rise, - in Russian, (by Viktor Kravchenko, Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye, January 31, 2003) - Adm. Viktor Kravchenko is the Head of the Naval Main Staff
- All Strategic Missiles to Navy, - in Russian, (by Vladimir Zaborskiy, Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye, December 20, 2002)
- Typhoons being repaired to operate until 2010, (by Igor Kudrik, Andrey Mikhailov, Bellona, November 13, 2002)
- "Dolgorukiy" Has Not Got Enough For "Bulava", - in Russian, (by Sergey Putilov, Vremya MN, November 2, 2002)
- "Typhoon" Uncovers Secrets, - in Russian, (by Vitaliy Bratkov, Vladimir Berbenets, Andrey Mikhailov, Alexandr Shaurov, Pravda.ru, October 23, 2002)
- Survivable and Efficient, - in Russian, (by Vladimir Zaborski, Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye, August 30, 2002)
- Recurrence of Global Ambitions, - in Russian, (by Sergey Brezkun, Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye, June 21, 2002)
- Russia scraps Typhoons, (by Igor Kudrik, Bellona, June 12, 2002)
- Kola Has Lost Significance, (by Dr. Ingemar Dorfer, US Naval Institute Proceedings, March 2002)
Air Based Strategic Forces
- Appetite Of the Minsistry of Defense Is Excited, - in Russian, (by Sergei Putilov, Wek, May 17, 2002)
- Strategic Bomber Attacks Terrorists, - in Russian, (by Sergei Sokut, Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye, April 19, 2002)
- Bombers Head South, - in Russian, (by Yuri Golotyuk, Vremya Novostei, February 14, 2002)
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