{
  "id": "rsm-56-bulava",
  "name": "RSM-56 Bulava (SS-NX-30)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Intercontinental ballistic missile",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2018,
  "operators": [
    "RUS"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The RSM-56 Bulava (Russian: Булава, lit. \"mace\", NATO reporting name SS-NX-30 or SS-N-32, GRAU index 3M30, 3K30) is a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) developed for the Russian Navy and deployed in 2013 on the new Borei class of ballistic missile nuclear submarines.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "warhead",
      "v": "6-10 × 100-150 kt MIRVs",
      "src": [
        "weg-rsm-56-bulava"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Propulsion",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "Three stage solid and liquid head stage; Solid propellant and liquid fuel",
      "src": [
        "weg-rsm-56-bulava"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Guidance",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Inertial guidance, possibly with Astro-inertial guidance and/or GLONASS update",
      "src": [
        "weg-rsm-56-bulava"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Accuracy (CEP)",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "120-350 meters",
      "src": [
        "weg-rsm-56-bulava"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Basing",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Borei-class submarines Typhoon-class submarine Dmitri Donskoi (as a testbed)",
      "src": [
        "weg-rsm-56-bulava"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "tel-heavy",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/rsm-56-bulava.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-rsm-56-bulava": {
      "title": "RSM-56 Bulava (SS-NX-30) Russian Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/RSM-56_Bulava_SS-NX-30_Russian_Intercontinental_Ballistic_Missile",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}