The Russian Federation has the world’s largest stockpile of nuclear warheads. Their number is about 5,580 units, according to Reuters. Among the 5580 nuclear warheads: 1200 are decommissioned but mostly intact;4380 are stored for use by long-range strategic missiles and shorter-range tactical nuclear forces.In particular, Russia has deployed about 1710 strategic warheads, including about 870 on land-based ballistic missiles;about 640 on submarine-launched ballistic missiles;perhaps 200 on heavy bomber bases.During the Cold War, the Soviet Union possessed a peak number of nuclear warheads of ab…