SLBM Depot

Russia / Murmansk / Zaozyorsk /
 underground facility, nuclear weapons/warheads storage
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When this site was operational self-propelled transporter vehicles would carry the missiles in special temperature controlled protective capsules to and from the loading jetty on the special Typhoon Class boat loading dock which is located 2.4km to the west.

This submarine launched nuclear missile arsenal is under the administration of the 12th Main Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (12 GU Russian Defense Ministry, 12GU, 12th Glaucus ) - a body of military control of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation - Russia, responsible for nuclear maintenance and security across the armed forces. РТБ ВМФ is the section with specific responsibility for Naval Ordnance and SLBM in particular.

Open source materials on this site as of 2009 is as follows :
SUBMARINE BASE: NERPICH'YA

SLBM TYPES:.........................................SS-­N-­20.........RSM-­56
DEPLOYED SLBMs.................................21...................1
DEPLOYED LAUNCHERS OF SLBMs....40..................20
NON-­DEPLOYED SLBMs.........................0....................0

BALLISTIC MISSILE SUBMARINES BASED AT THIS SUBMARINE BASE:
NUMBER OF SUBMARINES/AGGREGATE NUMBER OF LAUNCHERS
BY SLBM TYPE :......................................SS-­N-­20.........RSM-­56
SUBMARINE TYPE:..................................TYPHOON.....TYPHOON
...................................................................2/40................1/20
STORAGE CRANES 0
MISSILE TENDERS 0

www.fas.org/programs/ssp/nukes/armscontrol/MOU-Jul2009e...
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Coordinates:   69°25'25"N   32°21'16"E
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