Strategic Rocket Forces of Russia . Pictured: tactical missile complex TOCHKA-U . The Strategic Rocket Forces comprise the world`s largest force of ICBMs, totalling 560 missiles able to deliver 1,970 nuclear warheads. Russian government has made a priority of ensuring that the Rocket Forces receive new missiles to phase out older, less-reliable systems, and to incorporate newer capabilities in the face of international threats to the viability of the nuclear deterrent effect provided by their missiles, in particular the development of missile defense systems in the United States.