The State Department has released the biannual assessment of strategic nuclear weapons in the stockpile of both the Russian Federation and the United States, with details on both deployed and non-deployed weapons. As of March 1, the US fielded 778 deployed ICBMs, sea launched ballistic missiles, and heavy nuclear capable bombers, while the Russians count in the same categories is 498. The deployed warheads count stands at 1,585 for the US and 1,512 for Russia. The US has 449 deployed Minuteman IIIs, with 57 non-deployed launch vehicles, as well as six test launchers. The US heavy bomber count, as of March 1, stands at 11 deployed B-2s (with nine in the “non-deployed” category) and 78 deployed B-52s (with 11 non-deployed).
LIVE: Caine Leads Global Toast to the Doolittle Raiders
April 17, 2026
Continuing a 80-year-long Air Force tradition started by Gen. Jimmy Doolittle and his fellow Raiders in 1946, the Air & Space Forces Association, Air Force and Space Force units, and AFA members around the world are raising a glass to the anniversary of the legendary Doolittle Raid.