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Does Russia still have nuclear weapons today?

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Actually Russia now has 500 to 1000 more nuclear weapons than the USA due to limits set in the START treaty and they are higher yield, based on the fact that their ICBMs are less accurate than US ICBMs.

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Yes, they do. They have nearly as many as the USA.

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